NOT MY pres drumpf / trump is becoming dangerously demented, it is time for congress to invoke the 25th amendment and remove him from power before he starts an actual war with Russia or the PRC or even with NATO which is a distinct possibility given his threats against Denmark and Greenland ( Denmark beware, your Foreign Minister sounds like a Quisling ). We know drumpf / trump is a criminal, guilty of 34 felonies. He is not presidential, he is barely human, he IS a neo-nazi fascist authoritarian pig crime boss and it is time for him and his illegal immigrant ho and his crime families ( blood and the drumpf / trump-vance administration ) to go. Our constitution provides congress the ways and means to do this, now just to find the members who have the courage to do it. Stay alert Denmark, Greenland, Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the rest of Latin America, if attacked fight back knowing the vast majority of the American people are with you. See
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Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
Greenland's PM also weighed in after Trump and Stephen Miller's wife's comments.
The prime minister of Denmark called on President Donald Trump to "stop the threats" of the U.S. annexing Greenland. It comes after public comments from Trump and the wife of top adviser Stephen Miller garnered international attention.
"I have to say this very directly to the United States," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wrote in a statement on X on Sunday.
"It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the United States needing to take over Greenland. The U.S. has no right to annex one of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen also released a statement, saying, "Our country is not an object of superpower rhetoric. We are a people. A country. A democracy. This has to be respected."
In an interview published in The Atlantic on Sunday, Trump was asked about his repeated calls for the U.S. to annex Greenland in the name of national security, saying, "We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense."
On Saturday, Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, posted a picture on X of the American flag over the map of Greenland. She captioned the post, "SOON."
Prime Minister Nielsen referenced "disrespectful posts on social media" in his statement on Sunday.
"We are open to conversations. But it has to be through the right channels and with respect to international law. And the right channels are not random and disrespectful posts on social media," he said.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday night, Trump was asked about his comments on Greenland, to which he reiterated, “We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.”
Asked how he’d justify taking the country, Trump claimed that it would be for national security and in the European Union’s best interest, too.
“I just say this, we need Greenland, from the standpoint of national security, and the European Union needs us to have it, and they know that,” he said.
Last month, Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland, drawing contempt from Frederiksen and Nielsen.
"You cannot annex another country. Not even with an argument about international security," the leaders said in a joint statement at the time. "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the U.S. shall not take over Greenland."
Greenland has been in the Danish Kingdom since the early 18th century, but was granted home rule in 1979.
In her statement on Sunday, Frederiksen noted that Denmark, and Greenland by extension, are NATO members, which makes them covered by the alliance's security guarantee.
"I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have very clearly said that they are not for sale."
The discourse surrounding Greenland comes a day after the United States conducted land strikes on Venezuela and the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife were captured and arrested.
They were brought to New York City, where they face a 4-count superseding indictment that accuses them of conspiring with violent, dangerous drug traffickers for the last 25 years.
ABC News' Will Gretsky contributed to this report.
Denmark doesn't 'appreciate the tone' of US Greenland remarks, minister says
Vice President JD Vance said Denmark had failed to ensure Greenland's security.
LONDON -- Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to "fix" the status quo in Greenland, the country's foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance accused Copenhagen of failing to adequately protect the Arctic island during a controversial visit on Friday.
In a post to X addressed to Denmark's "dear American friends" late Friday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said his nation agrees that the "status quo" in the Arctic "is not an option."
"So let's talk about how we can fix it -- together," Rasmussen wrote.
In a video statement, Rasmussen acknowledged the "many accusations and many allegations" about Greenland. "Of course, we are open to criticism, but let me be completely honest -- we do not appreciate the tone in which it's being delivered."
"This is not how you speak to your close allies," Rasmussen continued, "and I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies."
Danish and Greenlandic leaders have pushed back on Trump's desire to gain control of Greenland. They have simultaneously criticized his perceived overreach while seeking to ease tensions by proposing deeper military and economic cooperation on the Arctic landmass.
"We respect that the United States needs a greater military presence in Greenland, as Vice President Vance mentioned this evening. We -- Denmark and Greenland -- are very much open to discussing this with you," Rasmussen said in his statement.
The existing bilateral defense agreement -- signed in 1951 -- "offers ample opportunity for the United States to have a much stronger military presence in Greenland," Rasmussen said. "If that is what you wish, then let us discuss it."
President Donald Trump has repeatedly -- both in his first term and since returning to office for his second -- expressed his ambition to take control of the island. Rasmussen's appeal for dialogue came shortly after Vance completed his visit to Greenland, which is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Speaking to American service members at the U.S. Pituffik Space Base on the northwestern coast of Greenland, Vance said, "Well, the president said we have to have Greenland. And I think that we do have to be more serious about the security of Greenland."
"We can't just ignore this place," he continued. "We can't just ignore the president's desires."
Vance said Trump's administration "respects the self-determination of the people of Greenland," but suggested the island would be safer under the U.S. security umbrella.
Greenland is already covered by the Article 5 collective defense clause that underpins NATO, of which both Denmark and the U.S. are members.
"Yes, the people of Greenland are going to have self-determination," Vance said. "We hope that they choose to partner with the United States because we're the only nation on Earth that will respect their sovereignty and respect their security -- because their security is very much our security."
Vance accused Denmark of failing to provide adequate security against "very aggressive incursions from Russia, from China and from other nations."
"Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. That has to change," he said.
Rasmussen said that both Denmark and the U.S. had done too little in the Arctic since the end of the Cold War. "We all acted on the assumption that the Arctic was and should be a low tension area, but that time is over," he said. "Status quo is not am option."
Trump has repeatedly expressed his ambition to acquire Greenland, despite fierce criticism from leaders in Greenland, Denmark and Europe. There appears little support among Greenlanders for his proposal. A January poll by Verian, commissioned by the Danish paper Berlingske, showed that only 6% of Greenlanders are in favor of becoming part of the U.S., with 9% undecided.
The island sits in a strategic position facing the northern coast of Russia across the Arctic Ocean and close to two shipping routes -- the Northeast and Northwest passages. Greenland is also thought to be home to a large amount of valuable mineral deposits. Both the shipping routes and minerals are expected to become more accessible as the warming climate causes sea ice to recede further.
"We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of: Do you think we can do without it? We can't," Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday. "If you look at Greenland right now, if you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian ships all over the place, and we're not going to be able to do that."
"We're not relying on Denmark or anybody else to take care of that situation," he added. "And we're not talking about peace for the United States."
"Greenland's very important for the peace of the world -- not us, the peace of the entire world," the president said. "And I think Denmark understands it. I think the European Union understands it. And if they don't, we're going to have to explain it to them."
ABC News' Hannah Demissie, Molly Nagle and Michelle Stoddart contributed to this report.
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