Denmark vows to ‘stand firm’ against Trump’s plan for Greenland

The US president earlier appointed a special envoy, insisting Washington “needs” the island for “national security”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has delivered a defiant speech, promising to resist renewed pressure from the United States to acquire Greenland. King Frederik X echoed the sentiment in his own New Year’s Eve address.

The statements come weeks after President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland ...