It’s not easy being Greenland

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🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Donald Trump says he wants Greenland for America. Greenlandic government minister Naaja Nathanielsen says the country's not for sale but it's open for business. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members An aircraft allegedly carrying Donald Trump Jr. after it arrived in Nuuk, Greenland earlier this month. Photo by EMIL STACH/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Greenland is a self-governing territory and part of the kingdom of Denmark.
0:06.7	Donald Trump is the President of America, and since 2019, he's been expressing romantic interest in Greenland.
0:13.7	Strategically for the United States, it would be nice.
0:16.7	And we're a big ally of Denmark, and we help Denmark.
0:19.8	Since his re-election, Trump has stepped up the rhetoric again.
0:22.6	Yesterday, a Danish MP responded.
0:26.6	It's an interscarated part of our country.
0:29.6	It is not for sale.
0:31.6	Let me put it in words you might understand.
0:33.6	Mr. Trump...
0:35.6	He then got yelled at. Regardless of what we think of Mr. Trump. He then got yelled at.
0:42.5	Regardless of what we think of Mr. Trump, it is not possible to use such language.
0:46.1	But what does Greenland think about all of this?
0:48.8	Today, Unexplained, Greenland speaks.
0:56.5	We have great many friends in the U.S., so we are an American ally, but we are not Americans and do not wish to be Americans. We want to be Greenlanders.
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