PM Múte Bourup Egede said the island's citizens are not American nor Danish, in defiance of a message from Trump.

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Greenland's prime minister says "Greenland is ours" and cannot be taken or bought, in defiance of the claim by President Donald Trump that the United States will acquire the territory "one way or another.

We don’t want to be Americans, nor Danes; We are Kalaallit,” Múte Bourup Egede said, using the Greenlandic name for his country.

Mute Bourup Egede said the island’s citizens are neither American nor Danish because they are Greenlandic. Greenland’s Prime Minister has declared “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought, in defiance of US President Donald Trump.

Múte Bourup Egede declared that “Greenland is ours” and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from US President Donald Trump, who said the United States will acquire the territory “one way or another” even though his administration supports the island’s right of self-determination.

NUUK, Greenland (AP ... Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said the island’s citizens are neither American nor Danish because they are Greenlandic. The United States needs ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP ... Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede said the island's citizens are not American nor Danish because they are Greenlandic. The United States needs to understand ...