It's something of a shock, one of the "Trump shocks," to see the President of a country decide to invade, annex, or conquer another country, in this case Greenland. It's a kind of new manifestation of the "Yankee" spirit, for whom colonization is a system for managing the planet with a view to domesticating and managing all available resources, especially rare metals and metalloids, of which Greenland is very rich. However, let's put aside what we think of this annexation project and see how Greenlanders view it.

Surprisingly, they are divided over the Trump project, which dates back to 2019, and which met with strong rejection from Greenlandic and Danish officials at the time, who insisted on the island's autonomy and their disinterest in such proposals. However, just this month, Mr. Trump expressed confidence in the US annexation of Greenland, stating, "I think it will happen," during an Oval Office meeting. This statement came the day after Greenland's parliamentary elections, which were won by the pro-business opposition party "Demokraatit," which advocates gradual independence from Denmark. Trump, however, viewed this outcome as advantageous to US interests.

It should be remembered, however, that Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. It has its own government and parliament, the Inatsisartut, which is responsible for most domestic affairs, while Denmark handles foreign policy, defense, and monetary policy. Greenland is gradually gaining more autonomy, and discussions are underway about possible full independence in the future. The latest developments come after the March parliamentary elections, just as Trump was promising the islanders that the United States was ready to "make them rich."

These elections were actually fought and won on domestic issues such as business, fisheries, pensions, livelihoods, and health.

"Naleraq", the party closest to the United States and Trump, performed well, coming in second overall. But it was the center-right Democrats, led by Jens Frederik Nielsen, who replaced former Prime Minister Múte B. Egede's Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) as the party with the majority of seats—and thus now have the opportunity to form a coalition government.

Naleraq advocates collaboration with the United States for Denmark's swift independence.

"Nielsen", the Democrat, favors a much slower transition, arguing that Greenland "must follow a calm path" and "must first lay the foundations" for its success as an independent country.

Who will have the final say? What will Trump do if Denmark accepts Greenland's independence and keeps it under its strategic protection?

Year after year, the United States makes us forget the meaning of national sovereignty, even though it defends its principle in all international media.