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John Henley

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
86 total appearances

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Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

They have been a self-governing part of

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1979.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

In 2009, the deal was reinforced, and they now have the right to hold a referendum on their own independence.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

They have the right to determine their own future.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

And every poll that has been held, every opinion poll that's been carried out so far has shown them absolutely overwhelmingly, I mean, like well over 85% of the population opposed to becoming a part of the United States.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

So basically, Greenland isn't Denmark.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

They don't want us.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

Absolutely.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

They don't want you.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

Greenland is not Denmark's to sell.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

And the Greenlanders do not want to be sold.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

And they don't want to be bought.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

And they don't want to be part of the US.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

I mean, I think what the Danes and the Greenlanders want very clearly, they made it very clear yesterday, is basically they want to find a way to give the U.S.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

what it wants in terms of Arctic security.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

without crossing their red lines, which are to do with territorial integrity and sovereignty and the right to self-determination.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

So, you know, that's quite a narrow path to walk, but they think it can be walked.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

The ball kind of is in the U.S.

Today, Explained
Trump's Greenland obsession

camp now and whether Trump seems to have some kind of semi-mystical attachment.