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Thousands of people marched from Copenhagen City Hall to the US embassy on Saturday in protest of President Trump’s comments that he wants to acquire Greenland.
NPR reports that the crowd, waving Greenland flags, chanted “Greenland is not for sale.” Many demonstrators wore red hats in Trump’s own “Make America Great Again” fashion that read, “Make America go away.”
Trump has continued to endorse the idea of acquiring Greenland, which he says the US needs for national security purposes. The US already has a military base on the island.
“One way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland,” Trump told reporters recently.
Saturday’s protest came on the heels of a bipartisan Congressional delegation that travelled to Copenhagen. House and Senate lawmakers met with Danish and Greenlandic officials, as well as members of the Danish business community. The visit was meant to be a reassurance tour – affirming the longstanding relationship between the US and the Kingdom of Denmark in the face of Trump’s rhetoric.
