Trump's US Threat to Greenland (which belongs to Denmark)

[steenkh]

The articles I have seen do not mention mining rights. Is it really possible that mining rights have been left out?

I thought that the ability to rape the Greenlandic underground with no environmental considerations was very important to Trump and his billionaire backers.

 

[dann]

Orla Joelsen on X, Sep 22, 2026
Jens-Frederik and Múte: The people of Greenland can breathe a huge sigh of relief
Greenland has achieved a great deal with the new agreement, say Premier of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Minister for Foreign Affairs Múte B. Egede.
—Sermitsiaq
: Oscar Scott Carl

Interesting replies, e.g. this one:

Jaraparilla on X, Sep 23, 2026
Please read this analysis from @RnaudBertrand and see if you still agree. It seems USA has basically taken over Greenland. I wonder what your Premier and FM got in return?

Arnaud Bertrand on X, Sep 23, 2026
Ok, we now have the actual text of the Greenland deal (https://whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/09/agreement-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-kingdom-of-denmark-together-with-the-government-of-greenland-to-amend-and-supplement-the-agreement-of-27-apri/), so we can say how it compares to the existing 1951 arrangement and who, between Trump and Denmark, lied the most in their framing of it.
Long story short - which may surprise some - the Danes lied the most: Trump is pretty much correct in saying that this new deal grants the US control of Greenland.

The tweet is much longer. Go to X to see the full analysis.
This is the short version from a few days ago, and I fear Arnaud Bertrand may be right, i.e that it's a Guantanamo Bay kind of 'deal':

Arnaud Bertrand on X, Sep 19, 2026
Looks like what happened was:
Trump: "We're going to buy Greenland!"
Denmark: "Absolutely not, Greenland is not for sale! But you can have it for free"
(I'm aware that Denmark is saying they kept "sovereignty" over it, but not sure what that word means when another country has permanent veto power over who can invest on your territory and occupies the place militarily)

The White House on X, Sep 18, 2026
BREAKING: President Donald J. Trump announces complete and permanent American security control over Greenland, and excludes any adversary from Greenland and the surrounding region.

 

[dann]

The articles I have seen do not mention mining rights. Is it really possible that mining rights have been left out?

I thought that the ability to rape the Greenlandic underground with no environmental considerations was very important to Trump and his billionaire backers.

Once they start digging in Narsarsuaq to expand the base, who knows what they'll find or what they'll decide to do with it?

 

[dann]

Orla Joelsen on X, Sep 22, 2026
Tonight, I’m going to open a bottle of alcohol-free champagne to celebrate the agreement. These have been very tough months, especially this year.
Personally, I believe this is a good agreement.
My thanks go to the Greenlandic Government and the Danish Government — and not least to the dedicated Greenlandic and Danish civil servants who have worked tirelessly, day and night, since January.
And thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout this entire process and stood by Greenland along the way. It has meant a lot.

Orla Joelsen on X, Sep 22, 2026
Jens-Frederik and Múte: The people of Greenland can breathe a huge sigh of relief
Greenland has achieved a great deal with the new agreement, say Premier of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Minister for Foreign Affairs Múte B. Egede.
—Sermitsiaq

I hope Sermtisiaq is right about this.

Orla Joelsen on X, Sep 26, 2026
Mette Frederiksen reveals what Trump said to her
After we had signed the agreement, Trump said: “You are a tough woman.”
That is what Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen recounts in a diary-style piece in Politiken, covering the seven days before, during and after the historic security agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland.
—TV2

Mette Frederiksen afslører, hvad Trump sagde til hende (TV2.dk, Sep 26, 2026)

I might have had more faith in this if she were still a "nasty woman."

The Greenlanders were busy celebrating the following weekend:

Sermitsiaq (Sep 27, 2026):
Over the past 24 hours, the Greenland Police have been kept busy with incidents involving intoxicated individuals all along the coast. They will continue to be busy this morning.
"Reports are still coming in from across the coast this morning about intoxicated individuals causing disturbances, committing acts of violence, and driving," says Poul Kreutzmann.

However, some of celebrations may have been due to the end of Pride Month ...

 

[EHocking]

“Denmark” apologises to trump.
Lovely trolling.
TikTok link should work or view it via The Poke website

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7689756977689316630

This Danish ‘apology’ for scamming the US into signing a 75-year-old deal is as hilarious as it is savage

When Donald Trump signed a deal with Denmark over the presence of US miitary bases in Greenland last week, the Danes found a way to savagely troll his administration, and the internet tipped its hat in their direction. LMFAO – Denmark has background music on waiting for Trump that had the lyrics...

www.thepoke.com

 

[dann]

Grønlandske forskningsinstitutioner åbner for at samarbejde med USA igen (Videnskab.dk, Sep 30, 2026)
Siden sidste år har Grønlands Universitet, Ilisimatusarfik, haft en praksis om ikke at indgå nye forskningssamarbejder med amerikanske institutioner, men det er ved at ændre sig.

Greenlandic research institutions open up to renewed cooperation with the US (Videnskab.dk, Sep 30, 2026)
Since last year, the University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik) has maintained a policy of not entering into new research collaborations with American institutions, but that is now changing.

 

[ahhell]

The articles I have seen do not mention mining rights. Is it really possible that mining rights have been left out?
I thought that the ability to rape the Greenlandic underground with no environmental considerations was very important to Trump and his billionaire backers.

Yes, its trump it seems likely even that he made a mess, pissed everyone off unnecessarily and ended up with a deal that is basically status quo ante, well except that everyone is now pissed off at the US.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Yes, its trump it seems likely even that he made a mess, pissed everyone off unnecessarily and ended up with a deal that is basically status quo ante, well except that everyone is now pissed off at the US.

So the Smartest Man in the Word has forced the Best Deal Ever on a severely cowed adversary?

Seems normal to me.

 

[ahhell]

So the Smartest Man in the Word has forced the Best Deal Ever on a severely cowed adversary?

Seems normal to me.

Yeah, that's the ticket!

 

[Andy_Ross]

"our new and beautiful Greenland"

Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump

Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland!
There are Experts that are saying that the amount of easily available Oil is far greater than that of almost any land, anywhere in the World and, even more importantly, from a Security Purpose in the Defense and Offense of both the United States of America, and Europe, is second to none.
Any future attack on the United States will have to come across Greenland, where our Defense will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived.
It gives us time, location, and sightline, like nowhere else in the World!

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
President DONALD J. TRUMP

 

[Helen]

"In our new and beautiful Greenland" which is neither yours, nor new.

 

[dann]

Trump: Jeg ville ikke have sendt militær ind i Grønland (DR.dk, Oct 15, 2026)
- Jeg fik en masse kritik fra "fake news"-medierne dengang, de sagde: "Sikke en forfærdelig måde at tale om Grønland på, det her er forfærdeligt!"
- Kan I huske, at de troede, jeg ville sende mit militær ud for at angribe Grønland? Det ville jeg ikke, siger Trump.

Trump: I wouldn't have sent the military into Greenland (DR.dk, Oct 15, 2026)
- I received a lot of criticism from the "fake news" media back then; they said, "What a terrible way to talk about Greenland—this is awful!"
- Do you remember how they thought I was going to send my military to attack Greenland? I wouldn't have done that, says Trump.

What on earth could make "the "fake news" media" come up with an obviously crazy idea like that?

Greenland crisis: Timeline (Wikipedia)
US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance at Pituffik Space Base, March 2025
From Donald Trump's reelection in 2024 and until his public reversal in January 2026,[11] he refused to rule out an invasion of Greenland and engaged in actions and comments seen as provocations against Denmark.[77] Danish national broadcaster DR divided Trump's plans to take over Greenland into three main phases, starting from December 2024: a charm offensive, pressure on the Danish government, and Greenlandic societal infiltration.[78]

In January 2025, before taking office, Trump stated he would not exclude using economic or military force against Greenland and that the United States needed the territory for national security.[77]

 

[dann]

Aaron Rupar on X, Oct 25, 2026
Trump: "Why do we always have to take people from ◊◊◊◊ house countries? We can't we take people from Norway and Sweden and Denmark? By the way, Denmark gave us Greenland ... what do you take, Venezuela or Greenland? We got them both!"

With a video, 1:12 min.

... 10 senators, and they're Democrats. And I said, "Why do we always have to take people from ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ countries? Why can't we take people from, like, well, Norway, uh, Sweden? Uh, why not Denmark, you know? By the way, Denmark was so great. They gave us Greenland. You do know that. You don't read about it. We're working with them very closely. You don't read. Ricky, do you know that? You know, all the talk: 'Donald Trump, Donald Trump. He's going to attack. He's going to attack Greenland.' That Denmark gave us. We signed an agreement. You know what? The press hardly covered it. It's going to go down as the greatest real-estate deal in history. Probably after Venezuela. I think Venezuela. 'What do you take, Venezuela or Greenland?' 'Both!' We got'em both!

Interesting replies! Astonishingly few MAGAlytes considering that it's on X. I don't know if Aaron Rupar has blocked them all.

Liat on X, Oct 25, 2026
A) Why the hell would people from Nordic countries want to give up universal healthcare, affordable education, and a higher quality of life and move to a ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ country like the USA? B) Denmark did not give you Greenland. Greenland will always belong to the Greenlandic people.

SleuthyFella on X, Oct 25, 2026
Referring to entire nations as "◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ countries" and then contrasting them with wealthy, predominantly white countries isn't immigration policy. It's a hierarchy of human worth.

Amanda Berry on X, Oct 25, 2026
Wow. Naming all of the countries where you can find people of a certain ethnicity is hecking racist. Made me notice the lack of diversity in the crowd behind him. Did Blacks For Trump drop out of the game?

Gemma Imogene on X, Oct 25, 2026
They don’t want to come here, it’s a ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ country.

In the context, Trump could at least have mentioned taking people from , but I guess they are too brown for him.

AllanHemmingsen on X, Oct 25, 2026
Not happening. As a Dane, immigrating to the USA would be a downgrade.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

"In our new and beautiful Greenland" which is neither yours, nor new.

He's going to keep saying it up till the elections and then it will all go quiet again. Although we tend only to hear one side, for the LOLs, I very much hope his opponents are roundly mocking him for this stuff.

 

[Pixel42]

Why do we always have to take people from ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ countries? Why can't we take people from, like, well, Norway

People like Anders Breivik?

 

[dann]

Regjeringsadvokaten: –Breivik strålende fornøyd med Trump seir (VK.no, Jan 10, 2017 – Wikipedia, Feb 16, 2025)
I assume Trump has already pardoned him in absentia, in this case for free.