A prominent Danish politician has rejected Donald Trump‘s plans for Greenland in a concise but profane manner.
Speaking in the European Parliament, Anders Vistisen decried Trump.
“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully,” Vistisen said in English.
“Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It’s an integrated part of our country.
“It is not for sale. Let me put it into words you might understand. Mr Trump, f— off.”
Vistisen was called out for his unparliamentary language by Vice President Nicolae Stefanuta.
“If the translation was correct, the term you used is not allowed in our House,” he said.
“Regardless of what we think of Mr Trump, it is not possible to use such language.”
Vistisen later revealed he was facing a fine over his profanity.
“Fines if you tell the truth about foreigners and crime! Fines if you tell the truth about the Greenlanders! Fines if you tell the truth to Trump!” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Vistisen represents the far-right Danish People’s Party.
In the Oval Office yesterday, Trump reiterated his desire to buy or seize Greenland.
“We need it for international security. And I’m sure that Denmark will come along — it’s costing them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it,” Trump said.
“Greenland is necessary not for us, it’s necessary for international security.
“You have Russian boats all over the place, you have China’s boats all over the place — warships — and they (Denmark) can’t maintain it.”
Trump’s stated intention has been decried across the political spectrum in Denmark and Greenland itself.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, and politicians there are actively considering declaring independence.
“We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danish either. Greenland’s future will be decided by Greenland,” Prime Minister Mute B Egede said overnight.
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