--- title: 'We Don't Want To Be Americans': Greenland's Political Parties Reject Trump's Threats description: The country's five political parties issued a joint statement rejecting Trump's increasingly aggressive attempts to acquire the island. canonical: https://time.com/7345221/trump-greenland-statement-denmark/ author: Rebecca Schneid article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-01-10T15:14:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-11T00:45:52.555Z article:section: World og:title: Greenland's Political Parties Respond to Trump's Threats og:description: The country's five political parties issued a joint statement rejecting Trump's attempts to acquire the island. og:url: https://time.com/7345221/trump-greenland-statement-denmark/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt798584df70af65f6/6998ccbc93610c796ec3049c/GettyImages-2254210460.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: GREENLAND-DENMARK-US-DIPLOMACY-NATO og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Greenland's Political Parties Respond to Trump's Threats twitter:description: The country's five political parties issued a joint statement rejecting Trump's attempts to acquire the island. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt798584df70af65f6/6998ccbc93610c796ec3049c/GettyImages-2254210460.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'We Don't Want To Be Americans': Greenland's Political Parties Issue Joint Statement Aimed At Trump > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump's latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one, for an alliance focused on external threats that could now face an armed confrontation involving its most powerful member._  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Jan 10, 2026 3:14 PM UTC  Greenland's Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 5, 2026\. Any US attack on a NATO ally would be the end of "everything", Denmark's prime minister warned on January 5, 2026, after US President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex Greenland. Greenland's Head of Government Jens-Frederik Nielsen addresses a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 5, 2026\. Any US attack on a NATO ally would be the end of "everything", Denmark's prime minister warned on January 5, 2026, after US President Donald Trump repeated his desire to annex Greenland.Oscar Scott Carl / Ritzau Scanpix—Getty Images  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Jan 10, 2026 3:14 PM UTC Greenland’s five political parties sent a clear message to President Donald Trump on Friday, issuing a joint statement that rejected his increasingly [aggressive](https://time.com/7344316/republicans-break-ranks-with-trump-over-greenland-annexation-threat/) attempts to [acquire](https://time.com/7344147/greenland-denmark-trump-takeover-independence-purchase-military-nato/) the island for the United States. “We do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” the statement said, signed by the leaders of the five political parties, including Greenland’s prime minister [Jens-Frederik Nielsen.](https://time.com/7343110/trump-greenland-annex-threats-nielsen-responds/) “The future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people.” The move comes after Trump continued to press for U.S. takeover of Greenland—currently an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark—this week, telling reporters on Friday: “We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not.” **Read More:** [_Why Is Trump So Intent on Acquiring Greenland?_](https://time.com/7344877/trump-greenland-annexation-threats-purchase-national-security-economic/) The leaders of the country’s five political parties appeared to push back on Trump’s remarks: “We would like to emphasize once again our desire for the U.S.’s disdain for our country to end.” They added that the country’s parliament, the Inatsisartut, would bring forward a meeting to debate the U.S. threats. Trump has long had his eyes set on acquiring the Arctic island for the U.S., but he has grown more insistent in his second term, casting it as a national security priority amid increasing competition in the region with Russia and China. “Because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” Trump continued Friday in the White House. “I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way, we will do it the hard way.” Trump has [revived his calls](https://time.com/7343093/trump-venezuela-us-next-colombia-cuba-greenland-iran-mexico/) to control Greenland in the aftermath of the shocking [capture](https://time.com/7342941/venezuela-maduro-bombing-trump-delta-force/) of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and subsequent [announcement](https://time.com/7344705/venezuela-trump-maduro-regime-change/) that the U.S. would [seize and sell](https://time.com/7344479/venezuela-oil-rubio-trump/) oil from the nation, which boasts the world’s [largest oil reserves](https://time.com/7343783/oil-companies-response-trump-venezuela/). Similar to Venezuela, Greenland holds natural resources that Trump and the United States want: the island is home to 25 of the 34 minerals categorized as “critical raw materials” by the European Commission, and is also believed to be rich in oil. Some of these minerals, necessary in AI microchips, advanced technology and military use, have been at the center of the U.S. trade[ war with China](https://time.com/7325306/us-china-trump-xi-trade-tensions-truce-export-controls-tariffs/). European leaders have become increasingly vocal in warning Trump against invading the island home to 57,000 people. A joint statement of support for Denmark came from six European countries— the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain—on Tuesday, arguing that security in the Arctic must be ensured “collectively.” “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland,” the statement concluded. European Union Council President Antonio Costa said on Wednesday that Greenland has “full support and solidarity of the European Union,” as European nations lobby in Washington. 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