Donald Trump Jr. Mentions ‘Rare Minerals’ In Greenland While Promoting Annexation Plan | EUROtoday

Donald Trump Jr. wasted no time selling his father’s plans to accumulate Greenland. After visiting the nation on Tuesday, he mentioned the quiet half out loud, noting that the Danish territory has priceless “rare minerals” within the floor.

Trump Jr. argued throughout a Newsmax interview that Denmark has prevented the Arctic island “from utilizing the great natural resources that they have, whether that’s coal, whether that’s uranium, whether that’s other rare minerals, whether that’s gold or diamonds.”

The son of President-elect Donald Trump, who refused Tuesday in a press convention to rule out army power to soak up Greenland, even claimed that U.S. management would profit “both the people of Greenland as well as the people of the United States.”

“I think there’s definitely a path for my father and his administration to do something there that benefits both,” Donald Trump Jr. mentioned on Newsmax, including: “Both from a trade and commerce standpoint, from a military and strategic location, it actually seems like a total no-brainer.”

Greenland has been a territory of Denmark for hundreds of years however gained its personal parliament and rights to dwelling rule in 1979. It’s additionally a bastion of invaluable minerals that rich industrialists reportedly imagine may energy lots of of tens of millions of electrical autos.

Elon Musk, who has grow to be an in depth confidante of Donald Trump, owns Tesla — one of many largest electrical automobile firms on the earth. The tech billionaire endorsed and promoted plans to accumulate Greenland on his social media platform.

Donald Trump beforehand mentioned, “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” and doubled down Tuesday.

While he has floated the thought since 2019, the folks of Greenland have been pondering their very own independence — with Prime Minister Múte Egede hoping to take away the “shackles” of colonialism throughout a New Year’s deal with, per Politico.

The nation can solely declare true independence after a profitable referendum, in keeping with an settlement with Denmark in 2009, however Egede reportedly hinted final week that such a referendum could possibly be held as early as April, the identical month of parliamentary elections.

While Donald Trump Jr. claimed Tuesday, “These people are saying, ‘We just want a better future for ourselves, and Denmark doesn’t allow us to do anything,’” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reminded him that “Greenland is not for sale” — and he or she’s removed from alone.

“Most people don’t want it,” Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, advised The Associated Press. “I think some people find it quite disrespectful. And the way it has been done, and just the fact that you’re saying that you can buy another country.”