THE Greenland acquisition by the United States, as proposed by the President Donald TrumpContinue to make waves on the other side of the Atlantic while a Danish politician became the last voice to reject the proposal.
Anders Vistisen, Danish member of the European Parliament for the Danish Far -Right People’s Party, said that the long history of the island with the Danish kingdom does not make it to sell,
“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully. Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It is an integrated part of our country, ”said VistiSen.
VistiSen’s remarks occurred at a parliament meeting in Strasbourg, France, reprimanding the sales proposal more strongly.
“It’s not for sale,” continued VistiSen. “Let me say it with words that you might understand, Mr. Trump: F – – Off.”
The stormy remarks were quickly processed by the European vice-president of the Parliament, Nicolae, ștefănuță, who declared that the profane language was not authorized in the room.
“It is not ok in this room of democracy,” said ștefănuță. “No matter what we think of Mr. Trump, it is not possible to use such a language.”
Exchange has become viral on social networks and was Posted by VistiSen on Xformerly known as Twitter.
Trump showed continuous interest in the island
Since Trump’s victory in November, he has shown continuous interest in buying the island for “national security purposes”.
Trump also wondered if Denmark, which has controlled Greenland since 1814, has a “legal right” in the territory and predicted that the people of Greenland would vote to join the United States, he warned that if Denmark n ‘Not abandoning Greenland, the United States “tariffed” Denmark at a very high level. “”
Trump also refused to exclude Using the American army to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal.
“No, I cannot assure you of these two. But I can say this: we need it for economic security. The Panama Canal was built for our soldiers,” said Trump at a conference from press to his Mar-A-Lago house in Florida.
Who owns Greenland?
Greenland, a territory in Denmark, has experienced an increasingly popular movement of independence, according to Reuters. On January 3, the Prime Minister of Greenland Mute Egede expressed His desire to continue the independence of Denmark.
However, while the island continues to be a territory in Denmark, a theoretical purchase of the Trump administration should be approved by the Scandinavian nation. But, the Danish Prime Minister puts Frederiksen has clearly did it This Greenland is not for sale.
In a Danish television interviewFrederiksen said that there was “very, very clear … that there is a lot of support among the inhabitants of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future either.”
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a news journalist for USA Today. Reach it to fernando.certant@gannett.com and follow it on x @Fern_Cerv_.