Politics: James Talarico Squeezes Jasmine Crockett In ‘Ugly’ Texas Senate Race<\/a><\/p>\n In December, Trump named Landry as his special envoy to Greenland. <\/p>\n Trump\u2019s post came hours after Denmark\u2019s military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member<\/a> of a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters for urgent medical treatment. It is unclear if Trump\u2019s post had any connection to the evacuation. He did not clarify whether Greenland asked for the extra medical assistance nor why they would need it. <\/p>\n On Sunday, Greenland\u2019s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said \u201cno thanks\u201d to Trump\u2019s plan to send the ship to Greenland in a Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Greenland and Denmark have free, tax-funded health care for their residents.<\/p>\n Politics: U.S. Olympic Skier Hunter Hess Flashes A Sign Just For Donald Trump At End Of His Race<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted. But we have a public healthcare system where treatment is free for citizens. It is a deliberate choice,\u201d Nielsen wrote. <\/p>\n He added: \u201cBut talk to us instead of just making more or less random outbursts on social media.\u201d <\/p>\n Denmark\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen also shut down Trump\u2019s allegation that Greenlanders are not getting the health care they need.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs,\u201d he told the Danish broadcaster DR, according to The Guardian<\/a>. \u201cThey receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialized treatment, they receive it in Denmark. So it\u2019s not as if there\u2019s a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTrump is constantly tweeting about Greenland. So this is undoubtedly an expression of the new normal that has taken hold in international politics,\u201d Poulsen added.<\/p>\n Denmark\u2019s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stepped in as well and defended the country\u2019s health care system in a Facebook post Sunday, writing that she was \u201chappy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health for all. Where it\u2019s not insurances and wealth that determine whether you get proper treatment,\u201d according to The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n Politics: Trump Heaps Praise On His ‘New Hero’ The Morning After Tirade Against Supreme Court<\/a><\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly re-upped his desire to acquire Greenland in recent months, citing that we need the autonomous Danish territory for \u201cnational security<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The discussion has sparked widespread pushback from European leaders and allies, and subsequently thrown the White House\u2019s relationship with its European NATO allies into peril, particularly after Trump threatened last month to punish countries that don\u2019t back his move to take control of Greenland with tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n Trump announced what he called the framework of a deal<\/a> with NATO regarding Greenland late last month, despite Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte publicly insisting<\/a> Greenland never was mentioned in his discussion with Trump.<\/p>\n Frederiksen also threw cold water on a claim<\/a>leaked<\/a> by the White House that the agreement would give the U.S. ownership of \u201csmall pockets of land\u201d on Greenland for military purposes.<\/p>\n Related…<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/996c7ddc06d93957ba11561eecf9d379.jpeg\"\/)
President Donald Trump first floated the idea of acquiring Greenland in 2019<\/a>, but renewed his push during his second presidency term. via Associated Press<\/p>\n