00:00Greenland's prime minister has said his people don't want to be Americans after president-elect
00:07Donald Trump suggested the U.S. could seize the island.
00:11Mutebi Egel acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent but said
00:16Greenland is for the Greenlandic people.
00:19The semi-autonomous island is a territory of Denmark and Egel has been calling for independence.
00:25Trump said earlier this week that he wouldn't rule out using force or economic pressure
00:29in order to make Greenland a part of the United States.
00:33He said it was a matter of national security.
00:36Those comments sparked anxiety in Denmark and across Europe.
00:40The U.S. is an ally of the EU and the leading member of NATO and many in Europe were shocked
00:46that an incoming U.S. leader could consider using force against an ally.
00:51Greenland has a population of 57,000 and is the world's largest island.
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