Most Greenlanders want to join America, poll finds

Could Greenland ever become a part of the United States?

Most Greenlanders want their territory to join the United States, according to a new poll. 

Patriot Polling released the results of a…

Could Greenland ever become a part of the United States?

Most Greenlanders want their territory to join the United States, according to a new poll. 

Patriot Polling released the results of a survey that found 57.3% of Greenland respondents want to join the United States, while just 37.4% of Greenlanders oppose the idea; 5.3% said they were undecided. 

The survey polled 416 Greenland residents. 

President Donald Trump has long supported the United States acquiring Greenland, a territory of Denmark. 

“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump posted on Truth Social in December. 

The idea even has some bipartisan support in America, with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, expressing openness. 

“There’s a lot of talk about Greenland, for example, and there’s a lot of freak-outs, and, of course, I would never support taking it by force, but I do think it’s a responsible conversation,” Fetterman told reporters. “If they were open to acquiring it – whether just buying it outright – I mean if anyone thinks that’s bonkers it’s like, well, remember the Louisiana Purchase?” 

“I think Alaska was a great deal, $50 million I think it was,” he added. “You know, open to having all kinds of conversations as well.” 

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has repeatedly said the territory is not for sale. 

“Greenland and the future of Greenland will be decided by the Greenlandic people, and the Greenlandic people don’t want to be Danes, the Greenlandic people don’t want to be Americans,” he said. “Greenlandic people want to be part of the Western alliance as Greenlandic people.” 

Though the country has just 57,000 people, it is rich in natural resources. It has reserves of 31 different minerals, including lithium and graphite, which are necessary to make electric vehicle batteries. China produces roughly 65% of the world’s graphite, according to CBS News. 

Denmark provides Greenland with a roughly $500 million subsidy annually, according to the Washington Post. That subsidy would disappear if Greenland became independent.