{"id":91365,"date":"2026-05-25T00:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/91365\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T00:33:22","slug":"maga-trojan-horse-sparks-fury-in-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/91365\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018MAGA Trojan Horse\u2019 Sparks Fury in Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greenlanders are making one thing abundantly clear: they want no American presence on their territory, no matter how it\u2019s framed.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, protests broke out in Nuuk, the capital of the semi-autonomous Danish territory, over the opening of a new United States consulate. Among the placards, one message stood out for its bluntness: \u201cGreenlanders know a MAGA Trojan horse when we see one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new consulate marks a significant upgrade from a wooden cabin on the outskirts of Nuuk to a much larger downtown office, spanning roughly 3,200 square feet in a building completed in 2024.<\/p>\n

\"Protesters<\/p>\n

Protesters carried creative signs as they marched to the new American consulate. \/ Tim Barsoe \/ REUTERS\/Tim Barsoe<\/p>\n

According to a State Department spokesperson who spoke to Reuters<\/a>, the move provides additional space for U.S. diplomatic engagement in Greenland, as President Donald Trump, 79, continues to argue that the U.S. should take control of the territory<\/a>, claiming it is vital to American national security.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is thought-provoking that the United States, which is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, wants to buy Greenland,\u201d protest organizer Aqqalukkuluk Fontain said in a speech outside the consulate, as Greenland police reported that around 500 people gathered to protest, according to local news outlet Sermitsiaq.<\/a><\/p>\n

As protesters shouted, \u201cNo means no,\u201d the consulate appeared largely unfazed, opening its doors to guests and placing a guest book on display for visitors to sign, with photos of Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance hanging above the table.<\/p>\n

\"Around<\/p>\n

Around 500 people gathered to protest. \/ Tim Barsoe \/ REUTERS\/Tim Barsoe<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are interesting times, as we all know,\u201d Consul Susan A. Wilson said in a speech, emphasizing the need for \u201chuman-to-human connections,\u201d according to The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n

In January, a poll revealed that 85 percent <\/a>of the Danish island territory\u2019s residents oppose becoming part of the United States, with only 6 percent in favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur government already told Donald Trump and his administration that Greenland is not for sale,\u201d Fontain said at the protest.<\/p>\n

Still, the diplomatic opening came just a day after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry\u2014also serving as President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy to Greenland\u2014wrapped up a visit to the island that was met with pointed demonstrations. <\/a><\/p>\n

Landry had reportedly been dispatched with a presidential directive to \u201cgo over there and make a bunch of friends, as many friends as we can,\u201d according to The Telegraph. On the ground, the charm offensive appeared to fall flat, with his trip instead hardening the very resistance it was supposed to soften.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I leave this great island, I am incredibly grateful for the warm welcome and eye-opening conversations,\u201d Landry posted on X on Wednesday as he wrapped up his trip.<\/p>\n

Videos circulating online, however, showed Greenlanders reacting far less warmly, including giving Trump\u2019s envoy the middle finger, children refusing MAGA hats, and one boy declining a photo request with a blunt \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Gov.<\/p>\n

Gov. Jeff Landry did not make the \u201cfriends\u201d he wanted during his trip to Greenland. \/ CHRISTIAN KLINDT SOELBECK \/ Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP via Getty Ima<\/p>\n

Greenland, Denmark, and the United States have been engaged in high-level talks aimed at easing tensions triggered by Trump\u2019s renewed push for the U.S. to acquire the territory.<\/p>\n

The discussions have reportedly focused in part on the American military footprint on the island, though no details of any outcome have been made public.<\/p>\n

During his trip, Landry met with Greenland\u2019s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who said there had been \u201cprogress\u201d in talks with the Americans but stressed, \u201cThe Greenlandic people are not for sale. Greenlandic self-determination is not something that can be negotiated.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Daily Beast has reached out to the State Department for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Greenlanders are making one thing abundantly clear: they want no American presence on their territory, no matter how…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[48069,29757,48071,57,3128,48070,58,21385,76],"class_list":["post-91365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-greenland","tag-american-national-security","tag-american-presence","tag-carlos-barria","tag-greenland","tag-greenlanders","tag-island-territory","tag-president-donald-trump","tag-state-department-spokesperson","tag-united-states"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116632407765604255","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}