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Greenland's prime minister declared that the United States
"will not get" the resource-rich Atlantic island.
According to President Donald Trump, the annexation of the
autonomous territory by Denmark—a US NATO ally—is necessary for national
security.
"President Trump claims the United States 'will get
Greenland.' Let's be clear: the United States will not get it. We don't belong
to anyone else. We decide our own future," Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a
Facebook post.
Vice President J.D. Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance, National
Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah visited
Pituffik Space Base, the Department of Defense's northernmost military
installation, in Greenland on Friday.
According to the Associated Press, Trump stated in an
interview with NBC on Saturday that the use of military force to acquire
Greenland was a possibility.