While Danish PM rallies support, 85% of Greenlanders say No to the US

Mette Frederiksen received support from top European leaders on her tour Tuesday. New polls blast Trump’s claim that the US should take over Greenland

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen and French President Emmanuel Macron met Tuesday in Paris. Photo: Screenshot DR

The Danish prime minister almost never comments on polls. But on Tuesday night, Mette Frederiksen made an exception.In a poll conducted by Verian for Berlingske and the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, 85 percent of Greenlanders say they do not want Greenland to leave the Commonwealth and instead become part of the US.“I am happy if the […]


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