Greenland Fears Coercion as Trump Revives Takeover Talk (Full Transcript)

Name: Greenland Fears Coercion as Trump Revives Takeover Talk
Uploaded: 2026-01-10T21:03:36+00:00
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Description: Greenlanders voice alarm over Trump’s “easy or hard way” remarks, warning U.S. control could threaten sovereignty, culture, and traditional rights.

Greenlanders voice alarm over Trump’s “easy or hard way” remarks, warning U.S. control could threaten sovereignty, culture, and traditional rights.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: It's hard to imagine this remote, tranquil, Arctic wilderness is at the heart of a geopolitical crisis that is pitting the United States against its NATO allies and threatens to upend decades of global security. People here in Greenland are worried about what President Trump is saying. The latest things that he's saying is he can either have Greenland the easy way or the hard way.

[00:00:29] Speaker 2: I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way, but if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way.

[00:00:44] Speaker 3: He is willing to give you like a check of 300,000 kroner.

[00:00:50] Speaker 2: No, it belongs to us and only us only.

[00:00:53] Speaker 1: And what it is the people of Greenland treasure most, it is the tranquility, it is the closeness to nature, it is their culture here, their rights to go hunting, to go fishing. And they're worried that if the United States takes control of Greenland, all of that changes, plunging the world's 12th largest country, a population of only 57,000 people into uncertainty. And I was speaking to someone here just a little earlier and he said to me, look, what can we do if President Trump wants to take this country by force? We don't have a choice. So people are really concerned at this moment.

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A report describes growing concern in Greenland over statements by President Trump implying the U.S. could obtain Greenland “the easy way or the hard way.” Greenlanders emphasize their sovereignty and fear that U.S. control could alter their culture, connection to nature, and traditional rights to hunt and fish, leaving the small population feeling powerless in a potential geopolitical confrontation involving the U.S. and NATO allies.

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Greenlanders Alarmed by Trump Remarks on Taking Greenland

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Negative: The tone is anxious and uneasy, highlighting fear, uncertainty, and perceived threat of coercion or force, alongside concern for loss of sovereignty, culture, and traditional ways of life.

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Question 1:
What are Greenlanders described as valuing most in the report?
Large-scale industrial development
Tranquility, nature, culture, and traditional hunting/fishing rights
Becoming a U.S. state immediately
Expanding their military presence
Correct Answer:
Tranquility, nature, culture, and traditional hunting/fishing rights

Question 2:
How does the report characterize the geopolitical stakes around Greenland?
A minor local dispute with no international impact
A crisis pitting the U.S. against NATO allies and threatening global security
A purely economic negotiation over fisheries
A resolved issue with broad consensus
Correct Answer:
A crisis pitting the U.S. against NATO allies and threatening global security

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