Trump wants Greenland but does Greenland want Trump? Latest poll says 85% against it

Amid the constant claims and efforts by US President Donald Trump to acquire Greenland, a recent opinion poll showed that 85 per cent of citizens of Greenland do not want their island nation to be a part of the US.

As per a survey by pollster Verian, only 6 per cent of Greenlanders are in favour of the island becoming part of the US, with 9 per cent unsure about either situation. Verian is funded by the Danish paper Berlingske.

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The poll came as Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said Europe must “stand together” against Trump's efforts to acquire the nation.

After returning to the White House, Donald Trump constantly put efforts into acquiring the island, which is controlled by Denmark but enjoys a large degree of autonomy.

On Saturday (Jan 25), Trump said, "I think we’re going to have it,” and claimed that the Arctic island’s 57,000 residents “want to be with us”.

PM Mette Frederiksen, after a meeting with the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, said, "I want to ensure that all of Europe stands together. Not only in connection with the kingdom of Denmark but also more broadly.”

She further added, “Everyone in Europe can see that it will be a different collaboration with the USA now. At least these are the ones we hear from Washington about trade and economic cooperation. What the consequences of that are, we don’t know yet.”

Previously, she said that Trump would use military forces to claim the island, a claim that Trump shunned.

(With inputs from agencies)