Trump's Greenland Gamble Backfires, Fueling Resistance

0:00It's April 17th, from breaking headlines to national stories. This is US News Today, powered by AI. Pro Trump activists are pushing hard for more United States influence in Greenland, even floating the idea of America taking control. But it's all. Backfiring big time. Local leaders and folks there are fired up and pushing back strong. Trump keeps saying the islands key for national security, but polls show most Greenlanders want nothing to do adjoining the U.S. taking farm to. Their independence dreams from Denmark. Enter Jorgen Boassen, this loud pro-Trump local nickname the president's Greenlandic son. Last December, he challenged a 76-year-old critic, parliamentarian, per Berthelsen, to a fight outside a restaurant in Newark. That sparked outrage online. Meanwhile, a network of Trump allies, including a former Special Forces guy and Project 2025 contributor, has been funding events, pitching investments, and sending reports straight

1:00to the White House on local politics. Greenlanders are feeling disrespected, with officials like Foreign Minister Mute Gidey calling out the lack of manners. Parliament's foreign affairs chair now eyes all American moves with total suspicion. Even though these folks are few, they're loud, making everyday residents wary of any U.S. cash or charm. Americans got hotter, with Donald Trump Jr.'s January visit, guided by Boassen, which ticked off Danish leaders who repeated Greenland is not for sale. Boassen also flagged health issues to a Trump-buddy governor, leading to talk of a hospital ship that never sailed but stirred more drama. Efforts to sponsor the Big Dogsled race fell flat, too. After planned U.S. visits, drew backlash and got scaled back. In the end, all this noise from Trump rhetoric in his crew has flipped the script, breeding mental terror as one lawmaker put it in hardening, resistance instead of building bridges. Like chats with Greenland and Denmark roll on, but trust is at a low point.