US EditionGreenland says 'no thank you' to Trump hospital boat
Greenland and Denmark declined Trump's offer of a U.S. hospital ship, citing their universal healthcare system and no documented health crisis, despite recent U.S. submarine medical evacuation.
- Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Facebook that Denmark and Greenland rejected Trump's proposal to send a US hospital ship, noting the plan had been recorded by his government.
- Trump's broader campaign to acquire Greenland has meant repeated national security claims and late last month Greenland, Denmark and the U.S. launched diplomatic talks amid tensions.
- Greenland and Denmark point out that Greenland's public health system is free and tax-funded, with five regional hospitals including Nuuk's serving 57,000 residents amid no documented health crisis.
- The White House and U.S. Navy did not immediately clarify vessel status, prompting leaders to defend health systems and intensifying strain in transatlantic relations with NATO allies.
- The incident underscores broader Arctic sovereignty tensions as Greenland's government urges direct talks and rejects U.S. proposals, emphasizing respect for sovereignty.
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It turns out that while Trump was posting about this, the Danish Coast Guard rescued a sick American sailor from a submarine and took him by helicopter to a hospital in Greenland.
Trump does not want to leave Greenland. With the military argument, he hit at least one sore point. Criticism about the island's health care, however, is absurd.
Neither Greenland's head of government Nielsen nor the Danish head of government Frederiksen want to accept the offer of the US president: you don't need medical assistance from abroad. Trump is unimpressed: the ship "is on its way!!!
The US special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, is angry that Greenland's head of government has turned down a hospital ship from the US.
Greenland rejects Trump's hospital ship: 'No thanks'
The hospital ship President Donald Trump sent to Greenland is receiving an icy welcome from officials of the Arctic island. Trump announced Saturday that he sent a U.S. hospital ship to “take care” of Greenland’s population. The president’s declaration comes as he has set his eye on the island, and claimed the vessel is being sent to tend to sick people “not being taken care of there.” However, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen sign…
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