Public disputes concerning Greenland, including its security arrangements, its relationship to Denmark and the United States, foreign military presence and investment there, and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.
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Trump called the Greenland deal 'permanent control.' Compare his post with the September 22 text on sovereignty, self-determination and the U.S. military's role in Greenland.
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Role at the time: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, posting on his verified X account
Statement summary
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described the signed agreement as a joint security step taken with respect for Denmark's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Greenlandic self-determination.
“Today, we take another important step together – with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.”
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Relative to Trump's description of permanent U.S. control, Rasmussen characterizes the signed agreement as respecting Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. That supplies a different characterization of the agreement's authority structure without condemning the agreement.
Role at the time: Prime Minister of Greenland, speaking at the trilateral signing event
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Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the signed agreement was made with Greenland, not only about it, and said it takes account of Greenlanders' rights, livelihoods, and development.
“And for Greenland, this is not only an agreement about us. It is a agreement with us. It takes into account the people of Greenland, our rights, our livelihoods, and the development of our country.”
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Relative to Trump's description of permanent U.S. control, Nielsen describes the agreement as a joint arrangement that accounts for Greenlanders' rights and interests. That challenges a unilateral-control characterization without condemning the agreement.
Role at the time: Prime Minister of Denmark, speaking at the trilateral signing event
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the signed agreement respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland's right to self-determination.
“And at the same time, the agreement of course respects the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark as well as Greenland's right to self-determination.”
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Relative to Trump's description of permanent U.S. control, Frederiksen characterizes the signed agreement as respecting Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination. That directly supplies a different characterization of the agreement's authority structure without condemning the agreement itself.
Role at the time: U.S. senator for New Hampshire and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the September 22 agreement essentially returns the U.S.-Greenland defense relationship to its prior state, while criticizing President Trump’s prior threats and rhetoric.
“After months of threatening our NATO Ally Denmark and disregarding the will of the Greenlandic people, President Trump has reached a ‘deal’ that essentially returns the U.S.-Greenland defense relationship to where it was before.”
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Shaheen directly characterizes the agreement as returning the relationship to its prior state, challenging Trump’s description that it gives the United States permanent control.
Mette Frederiksen is the prime minister of Denmark and chair of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet). She was first appointed prime minister on June 27, 2019.
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Lars Løkke Rasmussen is Denmark’s minister for foreign affairs, reappointed on June 3, 2026, and the political leader of the Moderates (Moderaterne). He is a former prime minister of Denmark.
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Jens-Frederik Nielsen is the chairman of Naalakkersuisut, the Government of Greenland, a post he has held since 2025. English-language outlets call him Greenland’s prime minister.
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United States Senator (Democratic) from New Hampshire.
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Múte B. Egede is the minister for foreign affairs, business and mineral resources in the Government of Greenland, a post he has held since 2026. He was chairman of Naalakkersuisut from 2021 to 2025.
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Marco Rubio is the U.S. secretary of state.
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Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Before entering national politics, he worked in real estate development and entertainment.
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