Greenland’s opposition party pushes closer US ties, independence from Denmark as Trump plays big in election

Greenland’s opposition party pushes closer US ties, independence from Denmark as Trump plays big in election

Leading opposition party urges expanding ties with US in exchange for defensive agreement

We don’t want to be Danes or Americans, says Greenland prime minister

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about the Arctic island and whether it’s for sale on ‘Special Report.’

A man votes early in Greenlandic parliamentary elections at the city hall in Nuuk, Monday, Greenland, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Qupanuk Olsen, candidate for the populist Naleraq party, smiles while attending a political meeting at the university in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)

Infographic with map showing Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory which will hold legislative elections on March 11, as well as Denmark and the United States. (Graphic by Guillermo Rivas Pachecovalentina Breschiclara Morineau/AFP via Getty Images)

Anthon Frederiksen delivers campaign posters before the general election on March 10, 2025, in Ilulissat, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)