Greenland’s parties reject Trump’s threat of US takeover

Greenland’s political leaders have issued a unified rejection of US President Donald Trump’s renewed attempt to assert American control over the autonomous Danish territory.

The statement, released Friday evening, came after Trump told reporters the United States was prepared to “do something on Greenland whether they like it or not” and warned that the island risked falling under Russian or Chinese influence.

“We do not wish to be Americans. We do not wish to be Danes. We wish to be Greenlanders,” the five party leaders wrote.