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US Vice President JD Vance criticized Denmark during a visit to Greenland on Friday, saying it has not done a good job in keeping the semi-autonomous Danish territory and its people safe from incursions by China and Russia.
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the northwest of Greenland
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Let's bring in Mautazar Bek Boudi, an independent journalist. Great to have you on the program
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First of all, give me your takeaway from what you've just heard
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Yes, here in Umanach, where right now people are scared. Right now, the people are scared and are protesting across Greenland
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I talk to the fishermen here. They're saying that we don't want to be part of U.S
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We don't want to join U.S. And this is clear. They are sending this clear message
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They don't want to join the Americans. And that's why they're saying that, please, leave us to live in peace
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What's your take on the idea that originally was going to happen and come about
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which is J.D. Vance and his wife taking a sort of meet-and-grit tour of Nuke
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What was the likely reaction you think they'd have received? That's absolutely clear that they were not
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welcome here in Greenland, the protest across Greenland, as shown in the Sissimute in Nookie in front of the U.S. Council
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and also the fact that the Greenland people, the more and more they are getting together, mobilizing
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that speaking about these young people, they are also gathered to speak about policies
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and speaking about to be independent toward independence. Of course, it's not going to happen soon, but they are thinking about that
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and the Greenlandic government asked for unity these days. Tell me about the new government forming
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Just coincidence that it been happening in the hours before the arrival of the Vance visit And this is a new coalition government that it clearly is not taking well to the idea of being taken over by the US
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Is it? Exactly. This is how it is. This government of coalition formed to respond this international pressure by the US
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And it represents about 75% of the population. This government, since this morning, I speak also to the some politician
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They are here in the Umanach, the former Prime Minister of Greenland. She's here
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She told me that we're not a merchandise. That anybody can come and colonize us here
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When you walk around, Mordazar, tell me how much of a everyday currency of conversation it is
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You know, you're walking into cafes, you're walking into schools, how big an issue is
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the pressure of the Trump talk right now. We know here, the Greenlanding people
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they think that the U.S., they believe that the U.S. is the big brother
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helping them with the financial problems, with the economic relations. But it's not the case today
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They are speaking that we don't want U.S., we don't leave us alone. We want to live in peace
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And I talk to the fishermen, the same thing they are saying that we want to be independent
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we don't need the U.S. now today. We believe that US being our big brother, but not today now
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It would have been good to have you in the room asking questions for J.D. Vance today
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Great to speak to you, Motaza Babudi Independent, Joe
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