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Topics: World News, US News, Donald Trump, Politics
Lucy Devine
President Donald Trump appeared in front of Congress on Tuesday (4 March) where he discussed his key objectives for his second presidency.
Trump delivered the 90-minute address in a joint session, discussing everything he had achieved so far in office and what his plans are moving forward.
He also spoke about DOGE - with a special mention to Elon Musk - trade tariffs and the situation in Ukraine. But some viewers were surprised to see that Trump also had a message for the people of Greenland, too.
In fact, viewers were alarmed when Trump spoke about gaining control of the island, with many calling Trump's comments 'a threat'. Have a listen here:
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The mineral-rich island is a territory of Denmark and is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
During the address, Trump said: "And I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland. We strongly support your right to determine your own future.
"And if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America. We need Greenland for national security and even international security. And we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it. But we need it really for international world security. And I think we’re going to get it — one way or the other, we’re going to get it.
"We will keep you safe. We will make you rich. And together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before. It’s a very small population but very, very large piece of land and very, very important for military security."
In a clip of the comments, people were pretty taken aback, with one person writing: "Is that a threat?"
While another said: "No thanks. Leave Greenland alone." And a third added: "What does that mean... one way or another."
Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede has since spoken out following the comments, writing a post in Greenlandic and Danish on Facebook.
According to Time, the post claimed that Greenland's citizens are Greenlandic, not American or Danish.
He also said that the future of Greenland would be decided by its own people.
Meanwhile, Denmark's foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said that he didn't think the people of Greenland wanted to separate from Denmark to join the US.
He added that Trump's comments about the island's right to choose its future was 'the most important part of that speech'.
“I’m very optimistic about what will be a Greenlandic decision about this. They want to loosen their ties to Denmark, we’re working on that, to have a more equal relationship,” he said.
Tyla has reached out to The White House for comment.