The Daily Populous Saturday January 10th, 2026 evening edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by professorbrainiac

“We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not, because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor,” Trump told reporters during an event at the White House on Friday.

“I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way, we will do it the hard way,” he said.

But the Greenlandic leaders pushed back, repeating their request to be left alone to manage their own affairs. “We would like to emphasize once again our desire for the U.S.’s disdain for our country to end,” they said. “The future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people.”

They added that they have increased their “international participation” in recent years. “We must again call for that dialogue to continue to be based on diplomacy and international principles,” they said in the statement.

The party leaders also said that a meeting of the parliament, the Inatsisartut, will be brought forward to ensure that a fair and comprehensive political debate takes place and that the people’s rights are secured.

Taking over Greenland would be relatively simple, according to officials and experts, though Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that doing so would spell the end of NATO.

Eight of Europe’s top leaders backed Greenland earlier this week, saying security in the Arctic must be achieved “collectively” and with full respect to the wishes of its people.

Xspud_316 on January 10th, 2026 at 11:32 UTC »

Europe is no besieged on both sides by 2 separate tyrannical maniacs. Russia invading from our eastern borders and now soon America will be invading us from our west. Fuck Russia and America it’s time for us to all stand up to these 2 fascist arseholes Trump and Putin 💪

DroopyTers on January 10th, 2026 at 11:00 UTC »

Greenland doesn’t want shittier, pricier healthcare and an increased chance of being killed by law enforcement?!? I’m shocked!!!

Past_Key_1054 on January 10th, 2026 at 10:58 UTC »

No should mean no, but Trump's understanding of consent is questionable at best.