Greenland’s outgoing leader, Múte B Egede, has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s renewed comments about annexing the world’s largest island.

“Now the US president has once again floated the idea of annexing us. I cannot accept that under any circumstances,” Egede wrote on Facebook. Expressing his frustration, he announced plans to convene other political leaders as soon as possible to issue a stronger rejection of Trump’s remarks.

He stressed that such disrespect toward Greenlanders could no longer be tolerated, declaring, “Enough is enough.”

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the potential successor to Egede and leader of the centre-right Demokraatit (Democrats) party, also criticized Trump’s statement and described it as inappropriate, emphasizing the need for Greenlanders to stand together in response. Reinforcing his party’s stance on Greenland’s sovereignty, Nielsen pointed to their election manifesto, which firmly states, “Greenland is not for sale. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not ever.”

Despite repeated pushback, Trump has continued to express his interest in taking control of Greenland, which remains a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Thursday, he reignited the issue by responding to a reporter’s question about annexation, saying, “I think it will happen.”

He highlighted the island’s strategic importance and its geographical distance from Denmark.

Egede has consistently reiterated that Greenlanders seek neither Danish nor American rule, but rather recognition of their identity and autonomy.