{"id":316607,"date":"2026-04-10T21:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316607"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:24:28","slug":"we-should-not-some-piece-of-ice-greenland-pm-responds-to-trumps-comments-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/we-should-not-some-piece-of-ice-greenland-pm-responds-to-trumps-comments-national\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We should not some piece of ice\u2019: Greenland PM responds to Trump\u2019s comments – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen called on NATO allies to face together to defend international law on Thursday as he hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s latest comments concerning the Arctic island.<\/p>\n

In a post on social media earlier this week, Trump criticized NATO\u2019s unwillingness to become involved within the war on Iran, saying that the military alliance was not around when the U.S. \u201cneeded them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNATO WASN\u2019T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON\u2019T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!! President DJT,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Nielsen rejected Trump\u2019s comments that Greenland is a \u201cpoorly run, piece of ice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe should not some piece of ice. We’re a proud \u2060population of 57,000 people, working each day nearly as good global residents in full respect for all our allies,\u201d \u200bhe told Reuters.<\/p>\n

He went on to emphasise the importance of maintaining the post-war geopolitical order, including the NATO defence alliance and globally respected \u200binternational law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose things are being challenged now, and I feel all allies should stand together to try to keep up them. I hope that may occur,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t the primary time Nielsen has responded to Trump\u2019s comments about Greenland.<\/p>\n

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Greenland\u2019s leader said \u201cenough is enough\u201d after Trump renewed his threats to take over the territory in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThreats, pressure, and talk of annexation don’t belong anywhere between friends,\u201d Nielsen said on Facebook<\/a> on Jan. 4. \u201cThat\u2019s not the way you seek advice from individuals who have repeatedly shown responsibility, stability and loyalty.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEnough is enough. No more pressure. No more hints. No more fantasies about annexation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nielsen said Greenland is \u201copen for dialogue\u201d and \u201copen to conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also\u00a0addressed a photograph<\/a> that Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted on X<\/a> of the territory covered with the American flag, writing, \u201cSOON.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt first, let me say calmly and clearly, that there’s neither reason for panic nor for insecurity,\u201d Nielsen wrote.<\/p>\n

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