US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for “international security.”

  • BigDanishGuy
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    6 days ago

    It is not a Danish island. It’s a country that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, just like Denmark and the Faroe Islands. A Danish island would be an island in Denmark, like Funen, Ærø, or Bornholm.

    Taking Greenland is a kin to taking Scotland from the UK, or Maine from the US of A. They’re autonomous, and trying to buy a country from us really brings up some colonial feelings, that we would much rather be done with.