Trump To Send Hospital Ship to Greenland, But Denmark Rejects It
While the eyes of the world are fixated on Iran, the future of the Arctic Island of Greenland still hangs in the balance.
On Saturday (21), US President Donald J. Trump announced the sending of a hospital ship to Greenland, the Danish territory that is on his sights.
But yesterday’s reaction from both Denmark and Greenland was not a positive one, as Danish officials said their health care system is ‘more than adequate’.
Greenland has rejected Donald Trump’s offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.
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Politico reported:
“’Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!’ Trump said in a post on social media alongside an illustration of the U.S. hospital ship the Mercy.”
Trump appointed Louisiana’s Landry as his special envoy to Greenland to help him in the process of securing control over the island.
“It was unclear what prompted Trump to make the announcement. The White House and the Pentagon haven’t commented on the president’s post.
Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Sunday on national broadcaster DR: ‘The Greenlandic population receives the health care it needs, either in Greenland or, if specialized treatment is required, in Denmark’.”
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the Greenland crisis is ‘not over,’ rejecting renewed US interest in the Arctic. Speaking on a panel with IMI’s chief international anchor Hadley Gamble at the Munich Security Conference, she stressed that Greenland’s sovereignty… pic.twitter.com/SYDQciKqEI
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