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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Thousands protest in Greenland, including its leader, against Trump’s threats to take it over
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Thousands of Greenlanders carefully march across snow and ice to take a stand against US President Donald Trump.
They hold signs of protest, wave their national flag and chant “Greenland is not for sale” in support of their own self-governance in the face of increasing threats of an American takeover.
Just as they finish their trek from the small downtown of Greenland’s capital city Nuuk to the US Consulate in rain and near-freezing temperatures, the news breaks that Trump will charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries over their opposition to US control of Greenland.
Trump has long said he thinks the US should own the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark. Trump intensified his calls a day after the US military operation to oust Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is among those who others described as the island’s biggest protest, drawing nearly a quarter of Nuuk’s population. Others hold rallies and solidarity marches across the Danish realm, including in Copenhagen, as well as in the capital of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut in Canada’s far north.
In Nuuk, Greenlanders of all ages listen to traditional songs as they walk to the consulate.
The Times of Israel Community.