President Trump Flips Greenland Elections
Written by Chriss W. Street
President Trump’s offer to buy the world’s largest island just caused Greenland’s pro-independence minority parties to win national control.
When Donald Trump’s eldest son landed in Greenland on January 7th, he came with a message that America wants to buy the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a strategically important U.S. anti-missilebase.
The President-elect later told Greenlanders at news conference that “we’re going to treat you well,” but he wouldn’t rule out using military force or economic coercion to take control of Greenland for "national security.”
Danish member of the European Union Parliament Anders Vistisene responded by stating that Greenland has been part of the Kingdom of Denmark for 800 years, and told President Donald Trump to "f*** off.”
With 57,000 residents and 40,000 registered voters competing for 31 seats in the territory’s parliament, pre-election polls projected the ruling pro-Denmark Inuit Ataqatigiit Party with 12 seats and its coalition partner Siumut Party with 10 seats, were poised to increase their majority on a rejection of President Trump’s promise to “Make Greenland Great Again.”
But when the votes were counted, the pro-independence center-right Demokraatit Party came in first place with 30% of the vote to jump from 3 seats to 10; followed by the Naleraq populist party that came in second with 25% of the vote to jump from 4 seats to 8. The former ruling coalition was crushed, losing half of their 22 parliamentary seats.
Despite to main-stream Greenland media projections that 85% were opposed to Trump meddling in Greenland, it now seems clear that a big majority of Greenlanders support working with the Trump administration.
Greenland is home to the world’s largest untapped rare earth reserves. China currently controls about 85% market share for all rare earth elements and dominates global processing and supply chains. Opening up rare earth supply from Greenland would devastate China’s competitiveness.
The proliferation of artificial intelligence has created massive demand for energy to power and cool data centers. Greenland has vast reserves uranium deposits to drive nuclear energy as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels, and plenty of frozen tundra that could serve as a coolant.
Greenland’s geographic positioning also makes it an indispensable military asset. The island served as a forward radar and anti-missile operating base during the Cold War. But with opening year-round circumnavigation, control of Greenland would provide the U.S. with unmatched surveillance capabilities to track submarine movements and deploy counter measures.
Demokraatit leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen was seen celebrating with his potential coalition partner Naleraq leader Pele Broberg at election headquarters in the capitol city of Nuuk. Both promised their top priority is to move forward on Greenland’s independence from Denmark.