Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator from Alaska, and Aaja Chemnitz, a Danish MP occupying 1 of the 2 seats in Greenland, stated that The Arctic island is “open to business but not for sale”.
Murkowski, who She repeatedly criticized Trump and She voted for his impeachment Following the attack on Capitol on 6 January 2021, she is the Vice-President of the Permanent Committee of the Arctic Forum of Parliamentaries and Chemnitz chairs the committee.
"Of course, a businessman who became president would be interested. But Greenland is not for sale," writes Murkowski and Chemnitz in a message obtained by POLITICO.
"As legislators representing Greenland in Denmark and the United States, we see a better way forward. The United States, like Denmark, should recognise that the future will be defined by partnership, not property“ They added.
Trump insisted, so that the United States can own Greenland, Danish territory since 1953 and formerly colony — and did not exclude the usage of military force or economical coercion to take over.
"Grenland is simply a large place. We request it for global security. And I'm certain Denmark will join us — its maintenance costs quite a few money,” the Republican president told reporters last week on his first day in the Oval Office.
His comments triggered crisis meetings in Copenhagen and a strong reprimand from Danish and Greenlandic leaders who repeatedly repeated that The island is not available — including reportedly in a fiery 45-minute telephone conversation between Trump and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen earlier this month.
EPA/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/ PAPJoint conference of Greenland and Denmark Prime Ministers, Mute Bourup Egedego and Mette Frederiksen. Copenhagen, 10 January 2025.
Murkowski and Chemnitz welcomed "increased cooperation" between Greenland and the United States "in terms of defence, mineral development, trade and our common values of freedom and democracy". But Greenland is “a soyman, not an acquisition”, they warn.
"We are certain that US national safety ambitions can be achieved without changing Greenland's autonomy. The future does not require us to change boundaries on this map, but Harder work than ever.” wrote Murkowski and Chemnitz.
