President Trump’s consistent push bent on acquiring Greenland has ‘triggered’ a lot of people.
His argument that Greenland is absolutely necessary from a national security standpoint has been relentless, and unyielding.
European and Danish leaders have not been happy about that.
Even while operations against Iranian nuclear sites and Venezuela’s Maduro took place – and all during the year between those two events – the President has been solidly consistent on the need for the US to acquire Greenland.
Let me remind you that he clearly pointed to a two-month timeframe before Greenland would once again become a central focus point for his Administration.
This clip, shared by Nick Sortor, was during the immediate aftermath of capturing Venezuela’s Maduro:
🚨 WOAH! President Trump just been Denmark on notice that GREENLAND might become ours following the US operation in Venezuela 👀
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 5, 2026
“We NEED Greenland. And we’ll worry about Greenland in about two months 😏”
Don’t test 47, Denmark! pic.twitter.com/oZFFTaEdUl
Here’s a full screen version of that clip for easier viewing:
We’re only a few weeks away from that “two months” time frame the President alluded to in that video.
Now, his pressure campaign has apparently triggered EARLY ELECTIONS.
The Danish Prime Minister is (at least publicly) against any plan that sees Greenland move from Danish governance to US control.
And that domestic line of rebuttal among Denmark’s anti-Trump socialists has fueled a recent surge in the polls, giving PM Frederiksen a noticeable boost in favorability at home.
And as the European branch of Politico indirectly reveals, her plan is to ride that wave of socialist anti-Trumpism to an extended term:
Denmark will hold a snap election next month, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced today.
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) February 26, 2026
“I have recommended to King Frederik that elections be held on March 24,” Frederiksen told lawmakers during a plenary session of the Danish parliament.https://t.co/AavtdgR2YI
I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that for all her political platitudes about “sovereignty” in her pushback against President Trump’s plan to acquire Greenland…
She had to ask the KING if she could hold elections.
Point made — moving on.
Rightfully so, many European political media outlets are recognizing that this is directly tied to the pressure President Trump is applying.
The top political commentator at The Independent, for example, didn’t pull any punches connecting the Danish PM’s call for early elections to her disagreement with President Trump:
Danish PM calls early election after Greenland spat with Trump https://t.co/7mamWjruQf
— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) February 26, 2026
And while the elections in question won’t constitute a direct vote on Greenland’s independence, or any acquisition plan by the United States…
It is being seen as a referendum on PM Frederiksen’s policy of pushing back against President Trump on the issue, according to this from Fox News:
Denmark will head to the polls March 24 after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap parliamentary election, a move widely viewed as an attempt to consolidate rising public support tied to her handling of tensions with President Donald Trump over Greenland.
Frederiksen announced the early vote Wednesday, arguing Denmark needs political clarity at a time of mounting geopolitical pressure. According to Reuters, she said the country faces “a serious foreign policy situation,” adding voters should have a say in how Denmark navigates it.
Her center-left Social Democratic government has seen a lift in opinion polls in recent weeks after taking a firm stance that Greenland is not for sale and that Danish sovereignty is non-negotiable.
The dispute with Washington has reshaped the domestic political conversation, pushing Arctic security and national sovereignty to the forefront of Danish politics.
Frederiksen, who has led Denmark since mid-2019, has spent much of the past year managing the fallout from Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland, the vast Arctic island that is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Tensions escalated sharply last month when Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Denmark and several other European Union countries.
Trump has argued that the United States needs control of the North Atlantic island for national security reasons, citing increased activity by Russia and China in the Arctic. The region has grown in strategic importance as melting ice opens shipping routes and access to natural resources, intensifying competition among major powers. (Emphasis added.)
As I highlighted in bold in that previous quote from Fox News, President Trump has repeatedly tied Greenland to national security regarding the military and economic threat posed by China and Russia.
Though he has repeatedly stressed options that included diplomatic and financial solutions to gaining control over the strategic island…
He has also refused to rule out taking the territory by force.
That said, it would technically be up to the people of Greenland — and the ball would be in President Trump’s court if he decided to convince them directly — to join with the US, and leave Denmark.
In other words, it would NOT be up to Denmark, or the Danish Prime Minister.
Or… the Danish King, for that matter.
Considering that the Danish law dictates autonomy to Greenland, and gives them the right to split with Denmark if they so desire.
Speaking of… did you know that a political party in Greenland that FAVORS independence from Denmark WON elections last year?
All while President Trump was ramping up his push for an American acquisition of Greenland?:
🚨BREAKING: Greenland’s pro-business Demokraatit party, favoring slow independence from Denmark, wins the election with 29.9% of the vote. pic.twitter.com/kUKWx7AneT
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 12, 2025
Nevertheless, back in Denmark, the focus is being framed as if Greenland is the issue.
In reality, it is much more about localized emotional politics, and an “us vs them” mentality — stirred up by the socialists in power, using President Trump as a political prop.
That may be a way to win snap elections.
But it might not stand up in the real world of Chinese and Russian aggression.
At least, that’s President Trump’s take, if I’m understanding him correctly.
Meanwhile the Danish socialists are using that issue as a localized means to an end, urging the people of Denmark to support them in preparation to push back against President Trump — as is being reported by Newsweek:
“It will be in the next four years that we as Danes and as Europeans will really have to stand on our own feet,” Frederiksen said, in remarks reported by the Reuters news agency. “We need to define our relationship with the United States, and we must rearm to ensure peace on our continent.”
Approval ratings for the current government in Copenhagen surged after President Donald Trump and his administration vowed to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark. Although the current parliamentary term was set to expire no later than the end of October, the timing of the election is widely seen as a way for the government to capitalize on this swell of support.
The U.S. desire to acquire Greenland threatens the very basis of trans-Atlantic relations as they have stood since the end of World War II. Earlier this year, the White House for weeks refused to rule out using military action to achieve its goal, deeply shaking European confidence in the U.S.’ role as NATO’s protector.
The Danish government and Greenlandic officials hit back at Washington with increasing force, and while Trump declared last month he had agreed a “framework” of a deal for the territory, updates on negotiations have been scarce.
Washington has repeatedly said the U.S. is the only country that can counter Russian and Chinese ambitions for Greenland, although Danish and European officials have played down the threat Moscow and Beijing pose to the territory in the near future.
When all is said and done, it is likely that Mette Frederiksen has accurately gauged this issue as a way to further her political ambitions.
And stay in power… a little longer.
But the simple fact that Greenland’s rule by Denmark hinges on a willing determination by the people of Greenland to be thus ruled essentially means the current political issue of Greenland is nothing BUT a political issue.
It is not grounded in reality, and has no relevance to the actual outcome of President Trump’s determination to gain the strategic territory of Greenland for the United States.
In just over a month, the socialists in Denmark will very likely raise their “collective” fists in unity, celebrating a perceived win against President Trump.
But knowing his track record — and his recent promises of making the issue a KEY issue again, soon — President Trump may yet see some form of American control exercised over the island of Greenland.
Only time will tell accurately — and we’ll report it in full when it does.
