Greenland party leaders issued a joint statement Friday that the autonomous territory rejects the US calls for acquisition. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four other party leaders stated:

Trump insists Washington must act to control Greenland to deter Russia and China amid strong rejection from Greenland and allies.

While independence from Denmark has long been debated in Greenland, opinion polls show strong opposition to joining the US.

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Greenland leaders reject Trump's US takeover bid, affirming that Greenland's future will be decided by its own people.

Greenland’s party leaders on Friday rejected President Trump’s continued push to take over the self-autonomous Arctic territory. “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,

President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. needs Greenland and that Denmark ‌cannot ​be relied upon to protect the island, even as he said that "something will ‌work out" with respect to the future governance of the Danish overseas territory.

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