00:00Greenland is saying no thanks to Trump.
00:03The American president announced in a Truth Social post on Saturday a U.S. Navy ship was
00:08on the way to the Arctic island.
00:10Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Friedrich Nielsen swiftly rejected the offer in a Facebook
00:15post hailing Greenland's medical system.
00:17We have a public health service where treatment is free for citizens.
00:21This is not the case in the U.S. where it costs money to see a doctor.
00:25We are always open to dialogue and cooperation, including with the U.S.
00:29But talk to us instead of just making more or less random outbursts on social media.
00:34Trump's offer, alongside this AI-generated image, came hours after Denmark's Joint Arctic
00:40Command said it evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a U.S.
00:45submarine in Greenlandic waters.
00:48Questioned about the post, Denmark's Secretary of Defense said it was not an escalation of
00:52the situation, but another in a series of jabs from the U.S.
00:56I think one must take it as an expression that this is part of the new political reality.
01:02A week ago, it was Valentine's Day.
01:04There was a heart from Trump on Truth Social to Greenland.
01:07Today, it's a hospital ship.
01:09There's not much in it.
01:12Trump has long openly coveted Greenland, though in January, he conceded he would not take the
01:16island by force.
01:18Last month, Greenland, Denmark and the U.S. launched diplomatic talks to resolve the tensions
01:23over Trump's threats.
01:25But it appears Trump is not ready to let go of his desire for full control of the territory.
01:30I have the word from Martha and the U.S.
01:30and the U.S.
01:30State Department of Defense.
01:30This has been assigned to us so far.
01:30However, we also walked ahead of the past in July, the U.S.
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