Danish PM strikes defiant tone on Greenland in New Year's speech as Trump rehashes annexation plans: 'we will stand firm

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! News/The Independent

Thu, January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM EST


The prime minister of Denmark has issued a defiant rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump in her annual New Year's speech, insisting that it will "stand firm" against his plans to take over Greenland.

In a televised message Thursday evening, Mette Frederiksen, of the ruling Social Democrats party, said she was rapidly beefing up the Scandinavian kingdom's military force and strengthening security in the Arctic.

Her theme was echoed by King Frederik X's annual New Year's Eve address, who highlighted new military training programs and praised Greenlanders' "strength and pride" in a "turbulent time".

It comes after Trump renewed his campaign to annex the autonomous Danish territory by appointing a new special envoy with the declared intention of "mak[ing] Greenland a part of the U.S." "Never before have we increased our military strength so significantly, so quickly," Frederiksen told viewers, according to the Danish daily newspaper Berlingske.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/danish-pm-strikes-defiant-tone-002754425.html

[AverageOldGuy]

1. Does anyone else see a pattern here:

-- Venezuela: World's largest oil reserves
-- Nigeria: Africa's largest oil reserves.
-- Greenland: Rare earth mineral reserves and offshore oil.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. I sure do.

--Venezuela: Arrogant, egotistical greed.
--Nigeria: Arrogant, egotistical greed.
--Greenland:Arrogant, egotistical greed.

--Everything this regime does: Arrogant, egotistical greed.

[Justice matters.]

11. And add over all: Destructive and cruel sadism. n/t

[OldBaldy1701E]

14. That is the bonus for them! (n/t)

[AllaN01Bear]

17. we are using oour influence to make soome oligargh rich , namely trump, wather than true self defence

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Don't forget Ukraine

that has large fields of untapped mineral resources, including rare earths, that 45 wants to hand over to Putin.

[popsdenver]

12. Any one see a pattern

of all these things being wanted by Putin?????????

I know the Greenland thing is because he wants all the mineral/oil rights below it, including the offshore oil/mineral rights.
More importantly he wants to open up a North passage from the atlantic to the pacific oceans which as a trade route would cut tens of thousands of miles off current distances.......But Putin needs to conquer, or have Trump conquer and take possession of not only Greenland, but Canada and Iceland........sounding familiar?????????? Putin is already producing many of the largest nuclear powered ice breakers in the world........

Hell, Trump couldn't even find Nigeria or Venezuela on a map, we can only surmise that Putin is pushing Trump to take them over.....

[twodogsbarking]

2. Like stealing money from a children's cancer charity.

[Historic NY]

4. Time to send the US an invoice for the free air base they have there.

Money can be used to help Greenlanders, cope.

https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-25/greenland-the-land-of-suicides.html]

[paleotn]

5. Back rent since the 1950's. And all services rendered since then.

[Historic NY]

6. Exactly and a clean up of crap just laying around.

[paleotn]

8. Including the broken arrow from the Thule crash...

Only 3 of the B-52's 4 nuclear weapons was ever found.

[LilElf70]

9. Do we honestly need

another war (or even fake war) on his watch? And his NYE resolution was "Peace on Earth?" What a sick human being.

And now he is claiming "Perfect Health?" The con game never stops.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-boasts-about-new-perfect-health-report-after-wsj-profile-raised-concerns-about-aspirin-sleep/

[Scalded Nun]

10. They need to kick our asses out of their country.

And as with so many military bases (especially the ones outside of the US), the bases themselves and the area all around those bases have most likely been horribly polluted.

[Initech]

13. Hey Denmark, can you please imprison him if he tries anything stupid?

And imprison his chief enabler, Elon Musk, while you're at it too!

[Miguelito Loveless]

15. If the US "annexes" Greenland

doesn’t that run afoul of Article 5 of the NATO treaty, and Denmark is a member?

[TomWilm]

18. Runs against all international law...

More important an annexation will go against the UN Charter:

- All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.
- All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.

These word are reflected in the NATO Treaty:

... The Parties undertake, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, to settle any international dispute in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. ...

So yes, your government should not be doing this against us, or even threaten do to it, thanks!

BTW. NATO article 5 does not demand, that the other countries immediately send armed troops. These parties shall be taking such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force. The action chosen is not automatically given, and could fx be a sharp diplomatic letter. All the talk about this as an Musketeers Oath is just BS!

[Sneederbunk]

16. Louisiana taxpayers are paying their governor to

divide his time between Louisiana and Greenland.