So the lunatic fascist in the White House has brought my home country (Denmark) to the greatest geopolitical crisis it has been in since his German predecessor decided to invade us on April 9th, 1940.
Trump has repeatedly threatened with military force to take over Greenland (now a territory under the Kingdom of Denmark).
These are not just words, as he is also asking army chiefs to draft a plan for the military take-over, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15452323/Donald-Trump-orders-army-chiefs-plan-invade-Greenland-President.html
The reasoning for taking over Greenland is all based on endless lies and misformation from the Trump-regime. To list a few:
LIE #1: "The US needs Greenland from the point of National Security."
The Truth: According to a still active agreement from 1951, the US has full leeway to place whatever military personal and equipment on Greenland that it desires for the purpose of defending against NATO's enemies. It doesn't even have to ask permission, it only has to inform Denmark + Greenland. Still under Trump (and any other US president post cold war) the US has not prioritized beefing up the presence on Greenland, but has actually abandoned most bases and withdrawn 95 % of the personal.
LIE #2: "Denmark is free-loading and not contributing it's share to NATO"
The Truth: Denmark has met the requested target of 2 % of GDP for military budget by 2024, and is on track to expand it to the 5 % required by 2035.
LIE #3: "Denmark is not a good ally"
The Truth: Denmark has supported the US in every single major military conflict the US has been involved with in the 21st century, including being one of the countries loosing most soldiers in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Lie #4: "Russian and Chinese ships are all over the area, we have to take it before they do"
The Truth: There is zero evidence that there is a significant presence of Chinese or Russian ships around Greenland. There is no threat of these countries invading Greenland and thereby starting a war with NATO.
Misinformation #1: "Denmark and Greenland cannot defend Greenland, Denmark has send one dog sledge!"
The Truth: "It is true that Denmark and Greenland cannot defend Greenland alone, but neither should they, the aforementioned 1951 agreement states that the military defense of Greenland is US' task, while other political tasks are Denmark's responsibility. Still, upon request from Trump in 2019, Denmark has rapidly increased it's military spending on Greenland, investing billions of dollars in it, and organizing huge NATO training missions on the island.
Misinformation #2: "Greenland doesn't even want to be a part of Denmark"
The Truth: Greenland has been working towards getting independence for a long time, and they have gotten practically independence on everything except matters related to foreign politics and defense. They are also still depending on around 0.5-1 billion US dollars (40 % of their total budget) in support from the danish government each year. According to the agreement with Denmark, Greenland is free to declare itself independent from Denmark at any point, but they have not done so yet. While most Greenlanders dream of future full independence from Denmark, the route and speed of getting there is not agreed upon among the people. Also, the people of Greenland strongly prefers being part of Denmark to being part of the US. Only 6 % of the population thinks it would be a good idea to become part of the US.
Misinformation #3: "Denmark is not allowing Greenland to use it's natural resources. The US should instead have access to the resources"
The Truth: Okay, so another country which should have its resources stolen by the US? Yes and no, Denmark and Greenland are open to a mineral agreement with the US, but of course such an agreement should benefit Greenland too. Greenland has not been drilling for oil yet for ecological reasons.
Lie #5: "Nobody would fight against the US over Greenland"
The Truth: Several voices within the danish government and central administration have said, there will be WAR if the US decides to militarily acquire Greenland. Denmark cannot defend Greenland against the US, but it will not allow the Trump administration to annex danish territory for free. Danish soldiers WILL shoot at american soldiers. Both Sweden and France have offered to put military on Greenland, so potentially a conflict can escalate to a fight between the US and the rest of NATO.
All in all, to be 100 % clear - Trump wants Greenland, not for National security reason, not even for access to resources, but because his ego demands that he expands US territory.
He said so himself in a recent interview:
"Ownership is very important."
"Because that's what I feel is psychologically needed for success."
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2026/0109/1552383-greenland-trump-analysis/
The children of Greenland can now not sleep at night, because they fear what will happen to their country 😡
