but greenland is not for sale. and it is not only for the kingdom of denmark to state this but from the prime minister of greenland and the government of greenland. to say, greenland has been very strong in its emission and to become independent from the kingdom of denmark, in 2008 over 75 percent of green lender is voted in a referendum for independence. so it's not just the kingdom of denmark that we should be listening to, but more importantly the government of greenland. now we have seen the past that donald trump is willing to use sanctions and other measures to put economic pressure on both partners and of what he perceives as enemies of the us. so are there any points of leverage that he could have over denmark or greenland? the united states is one of the world's largest economy, is it is the world's largest, the military. there are lots of levers that the united states can use, but should it absolutely not. greenland by a function of being with in the kingdom of denmark is a party to nato. they are our all

plus — donald trump wants greenland.e hearfrom a danish lawmaker who says they don't want to be american. and from some greenlanders, who say they don't want to be danish either. hello, i'm carl nasman. fire crews in los angeles have made some progress in their battle to contain several fires still burning in the area, but the two largest are still raging largely unchecked. the fires have burned through 40,000 acres and 12,000 buildings — killing at least 16 people. 16 others are missing. officials say high winds are forecast and the threat of more blazes is �*very high�*. at least 20 people have been arrested for looting, including two — who officials say — posed as firefighters. california's governor gavin newsom says 1a,000 people are working to fight the fires in what he says may be the worst natural disaster to hit the country. so far, firefighters have managed to contain one of the smaller fires in the west hills neighbourhood, the kenneth fire. that means it is no longer spreading. the 800—acre hurst fire, in the

translation: greenland belongs to greenlandic _ translation: greenland belongs to greenlandic people,reenlandic people, it - translation: greenland belongs to greenlandic people, it is - to greenlandic people, it is their land, their culture and their land, their culture and their language. let me be clear — greenland is not for sale. the us is our closest ally especially in defence and security matters in the north atlantic, were tensions are rising, but greenland remains for the greenlandic people. greenland is the world's largest island — it sits between the atlantic and arctic oceans — and it's 80% covered by an ice sheet. the autonomous territory has some 56,000 residents, most of them indigenous inuit people. this was the reaction from one foreign ministry official. there have been offers from the us before in history. and there has been disputes between denmark and norway but greenland is in you at country. so greenland is the country of the inuit, which we have common ancestry with inuit �*s in canada and alaska. james kristoffer miles is the editor of the news centre at the d

greenland or controlling greenland. that is not what the population in greenland wants. >> elon musk has also been pushing this entire idea as as you're of course, aware, and musk is extremely influential with president-elect trump to state the obvious to understate the situation. and musk said, miss kevin nitz, that the people of greenland should decide their future. and i think they want to be part of america. um, i know you think that that that not only is this disrespectful, but that this will that this is some sort of a stunt and may go away. but of course it has come back. i mean, is there any chance that there ever is some sort of a vote or a referendum or anything of that nature? >> there will be an election in greenland, which is an ordinary election for the parliament back home in greenland and for the government of greenland. and it will be in a couple of months. so it will be before april. and in many ways that will be the most important referendum or election in nuuk. greenlandic times. so of course this is

so there are plenty of reasons for trump to be interested in greenland now as to whether greenland itself is interested in trump dot bit. we really don't know but interesting to note that. so greenland is quite in a specific time. politically speaking, there's an independence movement there that has been gaining some momentum over the last few years. uh, independence from denmark i should say. but whether they would really just want to switch ownership from the danish hands to american hands, as is quite questionable, really instead of i don't know, be able to determine their own futures. you have at least the question of the hour now this whole comes while we're having vague threats of military action against american allies like green and greenland of denmark and panama. and also suggestions that the us could try to annex canada or the signs of things to come from the us as foreign policy under trump to, to yes. so, you know, those are, those are quite remarkable statements that he has been making. he's talked about taking over the panama canal from panama, is talk to about making candi

pulled up at depicting greenland. many see it as a statement of solidarity greenland as a self governing territory, but belongs to the kingdom of denmark. and or use them, some is definitely a correlation between the new coat of arms and the politics in denmark, about stronger recognition of greenland and the federal islands and can indicate it's credible the royals do admin. the king frederick has a close connections agreement, not that much love for internet. i'm store, store cabinets here from pedo, already expressed his desires to own reading, and during his 1st presidency, the island nation has a strategic location in the arctic for trade and defense. and the bounty of natural resources i asked, are washington correspondent, you know, new milan if we should take from interest in greenland seriously, as well as the repeated mentions over the years are an indication of seriousness. then i guess it is fair to say that he might be pretty serious at this time as well . now you mentioned in the report that i, he alread

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but greenland remains for the greenlandic people.et's speak about this with a former pentagon official who worked on nato and arctic defense policy. good to have you on bbc news. i want to ask what donald trump is saying he says the u.s. needs greenland for national security reasons and says i'm talking about protecting the free world. what is he referring to? jim: greenland has been part of the u.s. national security context beginning in world war ii where germany had radar sites looking at the weather and the u.s. as well. it has always been a concern for the u.s., but over time, we are able to work out our national security concerns working with greenlandic people and denmark. the u.s. has a base in greenland for many years and we have a good relationship with greenland , and they are supportive of us being there. greenland and denmark said repeatedly greenland is not for sale. what avenue would or could president trump take here? jim: i think the only avenue is, if he has specific concerns he feels are not being met right now, he

how much of a se does a greenland have in this as well? greenland is a part of the kingdom of denmark, but it has its own uh, self governance and its on parliament. and as we saw right now with the, the, the danish officials are speaking of the prime minister, is speaking about agreement of the, the voices of the say of green landers and their futures care about. this is the difference. the problem when the last time the us offered to purchase a greenland before truck came in right after world war 2, president truman offered and created denmark, the ability to, to sell a greenland to the united states, and that was rejected. back in that day, it was still a 2 colonial era across europe, and that is really not the world we live in today. today. the west, in particular, advocates for the rights of a green landers as any other people in their states, to be solver and to have a say in the direction that their countries take. it is not for, for a certain bigger countries to carve off and partaken, give away territories of other people. it comes

make greenland great again. denmark has made it very clear that it's petted tree. greenland is not for sale. king frederick has in fact chosen a new danish called of alms with a prominent polar bear depicting greenland. many see it a statement of solidarity. greenland is a self governing territory but belongs to the kingdom of denmark. i am always to have some is definitely a correlation between the new coat of arms and the politics in denmark about stronger recognition of greenland and the federal islands. yang can indicate is credible the royals do admin the king. frederick has a close connection to greenland on a much love for incident. i'm store, store cabinets, it trump had already expressed his desire was to own greenland. during his 1st presidency, the island nation has a strategic location of the optics of trade and defense, and the bounty of natural resources. and mach jack ups and is an associate professor at the road, banish defense. college is research areas include diplomacy and security politics in the august if you'll just them out a welcome to dw, how seriously should d

you look at the statement in the eyes of the danish government under greenland is for the greenland, dis people funding fastpitch. it is a proud people, a language and culture that has their own, some and a stated before by the chem and if the queen landed condiment, which is the green and is not for so also on the agenda for trump, the panama canal, a key trade volts, away for ships traveling between the atlantic and pacific oceans. it was largely built by the us in the early 20th century. but panama took over full control of the canal in 1999. the press conference, trump refused to ru allowance, using military force to get it back. can you can you tell me what, what is the stress? yeah, i can assure you you're talking about panama in greenland. now i can assure you on either of those 2. but i can say there's, we need them for economic security. the panama canal was built for a military here to there was a robust response from panama or officials. last, so it any? yeah, the sovereignty, if i can, i is non negotiable, as it is part of the history of struggle and, and in the best of a

presence in greenland. but at the same time, greenland simply isn't for sale. pamela. >> all right. fred pleitgen, we shall see what happens. thanks so much. and joining us now is democratic congressman jim himes of connecticut. he is the ranking member of the intelligence committee. all right. so what do you make of president-elect trump declining to rule out using military and or economic action in order to gain control of either panama canal, greenland and even canada with the economic force? your thoughts? >> pam, i think two things. number one, i'm a democrat, right? >> and we got our butts kicked in the election. >> i'm in the minority in the house. we have a minority in the senate. we lost the presidency. and there is a criticism which i accept and take on board, which is that the democratic party got too far away from the kitchen table issues of the american people. people felt that chicken was too expensive, the rent was too high. >> and now, fresh off his victory, president-elect trump is talking about taking greenland, renaming the gulf of mexico, getting european countri

are you interested in buying greenland? greenland _ you interested in buying greenland?terested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled _ you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by— you interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by denmarkl greenland is controlled by denmark and their prime minister says it is very much not for sale. its location sitting between the us and russia is why donald trump would like to take control. ., , ., �* ~ ., control. people don't even know if denmark has _ control. people don't even know if denmark has any _ control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal— control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right - control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right to - control. people don't even know if denmark has any legal right to it i denmark has any legal right to it but if they do, they should give it up but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security, for the free world. i'm talk about protecting the free world. in talk about protecti

i have also been to greenland. don't believe me? gotten this travel mug with "greenland" on it?y don't sell these at laguardia, baby. do they sell these at laguardia? yep, i went to greenland with the show in 2022, and then i left because it does not belong to me. it's that simple. greenland is lovely, especially if you enjoy barren landscapes of ice. not a fan of ice? there's also gravel. and that's it. so why does trump want this frozen gravel pile? well, it might have oil and stuff. but the whole world thinks trump's crazy idea is crazy, so fox news defended it. but that's not an easy thing to do, as you'll see. >> they're calling the president-elect bananas and crazy for coming up with this idea. but by the way, this is not the first time that america has tried to buy greenland. back in 1867, democratic president harry truman tried to buy greenland for $100 million. >> stephehn: yes! president harry truman tried to a mere 20 years before he was born. and he's not the only one. fdr also tried to buy greenland in 2004 by sending his vice president, the erie canal, a democrat!

buying greenland.nd part of trump's fixation with greenland may have stemmed from his failure to understand how maps work actually. actually. trump told glasser and baker i love maps, and i always said look at the size of this, it's massive. that should be part of the united states. hey, if you look at a map of greenland, it does appear to be massive, right, but that's not because greenland is massive and approaching the side of the united states. it's because the earth is a sphere, and so when you lay out a sphere on a flat map all the areas near the north and south poles are stretched out to look bigger than they actually are. greenland is still a pretty large territory, but in reality it is not nearly as it appears on a flat map, yet donald trump appears to have become obsess would the idea of acquiring greenland and maybe using the u.s. military to do so because greenland looks massive. that is the level american foreign policy is about to be operating on. today trump also reiterated the desire to

and this week in denmark, he said, greenland belongs to the greenlanders.greenland is not for sale. but this issue is unlikely to go away. yesterday, donald trump's son donjr, was in greenland on what he called a personal trip. a little bit of fun. but there are other ways of describing it because as donjr well knows, his father, soon to be president, talks of ownership of greenland being an absolute necessity. donald trump's commitment to putting america first appears in this case to mean territorial expansion, involving possible coercion of an autonomous territory and a european ally. he's not even making a secret of it. israel's military says it has recovered the body of one of its hostages from an underground tunnel in southern gaza. youssef al—ziyadne was kidnapped by hamas along with three of his children from their kibbutz near israel's border with gaza on the 7th of october. while two of his teenagers a son and daughter have since been released in an earlier prisoner exchange, israeli troops said they found evidence that raised concerns about whethe

>> look, the greenland issue is very serious.the question is what what kind of answer is there to make sure that we don't lose our strong nato position in the arctic circle that endangers or puts us in danger from russia, and that we don't allow china to take advantage of its desire to be hard for some people to hear this, but to be an arctic power. the problem with what trump is doing today is not the end result of what might be a quiet negotiation. the problem is, by doing it all in public, because he likes to hear himself talk, he's making it harder to achieve his own objectives. certainly with respect to greenland, but also with respect to to panama. the canada stuff is just trolling justin trudeau. but on greenland, this is very, very serious. suppose greenland became independent of denmark and agreed to hold russian or chinese air and naval stations there. that would be, to say the least, troubling for the united states. so this question of the greenland u.s. security relationship goes back a long, long way. donald trump di

the future for greenland... we have to leave it _ future for greenland...ve to leave it there. _ future for greenland... we have to leave it there. thanks - future for greenland... we have to leave it there. thanks for - to leave it there. thanks for joining us. very, very interesting. let's turn to hear interesting. let's turn to hear in the uk. here in the uk, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch have clashed in the commons over opposition calls for a new independent inquiry into grooming gangs. the prime minister insisted that "what is needed is action" on recommendations that have already been made. but the conservative leader warned if there wasn't a fresh inquiry "people will start to worry about a cover up." our political correspondent tom symonds reports heading off to the commons... are you going to change your mind on an inquiry, prime minister? the prime minister must have been expecting his weekly showdown to be dominated by demands for a new examination of the abuse of girls by gangs. he must also have been aware that overnight, elon musk tweeted

he made a comment about greenland earlier today. being the bulldog, helping trump play the reasonable guy which when you are trump is not as clear. i think this will continue despite the obvious discomfort that both men probably feel in each other's presence. >> i do not think they are breaking up anytime soon. peter and max thank you for being here. >>> president jimmy carter arrives at the u.s. capitol to lie in state. how lawmakers are remembering him. remembering him. >>> throughout his life and career, jimmy carter retained a fundamental decency. and humility. james earl carter jr. loved our country. he lived his faith. he served the people, and he left the world better than he found it. >> the last thing before we go tonight. president carter lies in state. a historic day in washington as leaders eulogized former president jimmy carter and in the u.s. capitol rotunda. members of both parties present his work in office, faith, and volunteerism. he will lie in state through thursday morning when there will be a service in the wa

>> well, it's for the greenlanders to decide the future of greenland, and that will be decided once in the future by having a referendum in greenland. if greenland decides to have independence, they can get independence. uh, and in that case, there will be negotiations between the government of greenland and the government of denmark on who will defend greenland. denmark is today responsible for the defense of greenland in cooperation with the united states. i think that will continue in the case of greenlandic independence. >> and what has been the reaction in denmark? i mean, this is the united states threatening a fellow founding member of nato, right, with with military force? >> yeah. >> as i said, we don't think this is going to happen as trump has outlined. but in denmark, there is a big surprise that he's using exactly the same arguments to, uh, gather control over greenland as president putin has used to attack ukraine. and still we are surprised that trump, instead of challenge china, which i think is a real. geopolitical risk in the world today, instead of addressing that ch

they want to be greenland as in love. and i think we need to listen to the greenland dispatcher and we listen to the inhabitants of crimea. the inhabitants of don't pass them an overall caea to learn the stories, the attitudes towards the regime that came to power through an illegal to day tom, and which was not accepted by the residents of crimea. no russia and don't bass. the lease is in full accordance with the rights of a nation to self determination. in cases where a nation being possible largest state considers that it is uncomfortable and the state works for them. that one's self determination. in accordance with the un counselor, a large stays is obligated not to counteract based on what else to hinder. it is we to the new models. stove was one reason, so they claims that are the house of greenland population are in favor of joining the united states. so though it was carried out by an american posing fun, it was that as a, it's 37 percent oppose the potential acquisition with around 5 percent. still undecided. go

military to do so because greenland looks massive.vel american foreign policy is about to be operating on. today trump also reiterated a desire to make canada the 51st u.s. state, something canadians have no interest in. trump said he wants to rename the gulf of mexico the gulf of america because he thinks that sounds better. all of this is obviously ridiculous and in many ways a distraction from the things trump could actually do as president, but the idea behind this territorial expansion is very serious. as reagan proved 50 years ago, the concept of america as an expansive global empire can be a very intoxicating political force and while buying greenland may be a fantasy, powerful nations like russia and china are trying to expand their territorial control at all costs and america will have to decide if it wants to be on the side of sovereignty and self-determination or on the side of imperial expansion, however unhinged that expansion may be, a choice as the late jimmy carter said, between fairness or force. joining me now is con

you're talking about panama and greenland.o, but i can say this. we need them for economic security. >> okay. it's easy to pass this off as a joke, but donald trump and his allies have a lot to gain from greenland. greenland is home to the kind of rare earth minerals that power our smartphones and electric cars. not only that, but russia and china are already investing heavily in that very region. for more i want to bring in rufus gifford. he served as u.s. ambassador to denmark from 2013 to 2017 and greenland is a territory of denmark. what is your take on these threats because lots of people don't know what's going on, not paying ? he's like oh, he talks about. >> it's an extraordinary day. truthfully, when i heard like the rest of the country him threatening one of our greatest allies, denmark, we've had diplomatic relationships with denmark since the early 1800s and the idea that we would through tweet and press conference before he is even sworn in as president of the united states threaten economic, whether it's tariffs,

. >> the people in greenland were delighted to see don jr. >> we're here in greenland with don jr.t do you guys think of america. 11 america and you love trump. youth of greenland. >> we are hearing a lot of it guys we are hearing a lot of it. >> forty-seven called integrate our new family members. >> i just want to say that it's a very special place. need security very much for the world. he see the people with ships sailing around they're not bishops he want to know about so we need security and our country needs at the whole world needs it. >> denmark just doesn't see the potential in greenland that trump does. he knows what greenland is capable of and greenland will never be able to achieve what it's capable of under the thumb of the danes. and the green then people are excited by the danish are not peer. >> i will make it vary clear that scene with the eyes of the danish government, greenland is for the greenlandic people its a proud people are language and culture that is their own. greenland is not for sale. >> that was the prime minister of denmark speaking softly and carry

pulled up at depicting greenland. many see it as a statement of solidarity greenland as a self governing territory, but belongs to the kingdom of denmark. on each step, some is definitely a correlation between the new coat of arms and the politics in denmark about stronger recognition of greenland and the federal islands yang can indicate it's credible the royals do admin. the king frederick has a close connection to greenland on a much love for incident. i'm store store cabinet to trump had already expressed his desires to own greenland. during his 1st presidency, the island nation has a strategic location and the optic for trade and defense. and the bounty of natural resources. so how seriously should denmark take? donald trump stretched long jack of son is an associate professor at the royal danish defense college. his research areas include diplomacy and security politics in the optic well, in the beginning, especially in 2019, we all laughed a bit about it. but right now the very few, if any, can see that the, th

they want to be greenland as a month. and i think we need to listen to the greenland as fast as we listen to the inhabitants of crimea. the inhabitants of don't pass them nowhere else. the to learn the stories that attitudes towards the regime that came to power through an illegal to day tom, which was not accepted by the residents of crimea. no russia and don't bass. but this is in full accordance with the rights of a nation to self determination. in cases where a nation being part of the largest state considered is that it is uncomfortable, imand staples, and that it wants self determination. in accordance with the un counselor, a large state is obligated not to counteract based on what else to hinder it is re to do in the rules spoken. while recent survey claims that are the health of greenland population are in favor of joining the united states. although it was carried out by an american polling. so and just 416 people took part. it also says 37 percent oppose the potential acquisition with around 5 percent. still un

that's why other reason the us has interesting greenland?a strategic location located in the middle of the arctic, between north america and russia. if tricia were to send missiles towards the north america, towards washington, they would fly via the north pole over greenland and

meantime, greenland's prime minister said today that while the massive island is not for sale, greenland work with the u.s. nick schifrin has this look at the isolated but strategic polar outpost. nick: >> it is the world's largest island, majestic, magical, remote and rugged, an ancient part of the planet crucial for contemporary national security. >> it's a key part of the arctic region that protects access to the u.s. homeland. nick: sherry goodman is the secretary general and senior fellow at woodrow wilson center. >> it has long been a place where we have defended against soviet missiles during the cold war through a large base in the northwest of greenland, now upgraded to a space base today. at greenland, we are able to defend against russian or chinese incoming attacks. nick: greenland sits in the middle of the shortest route between the u.s. and europe and hosts the u.s.' northernmost base, now called the pituffik space base, home to a ballistic missile early warning system. it's also home to untapped riches beneath the ice, oil and gas, iron ore and gold and rare earths, whose

and this week in denmark, he said, greenland belongs to the greenlanders.hasises greenland is not for sale. but this issue is unlikely to go away. yesterday, donald trump's son donjr, was in greenland on what he called a personal trip. a little bit of fun. but there are other ways of describing it because as donjr well knows, his father, soon to be president, talks of ownership of greenland being an absolute necessity. donald trump's commitment to putting america first appears in this case to mean territorial expansion, involving possible coercion of an autonomous territory and a european ally. he's not even making a secret of it. trump has also refused to rule out using military coercion to take control of the panama canal — stating economic security reasons. he also said that �*the panama canal was built for our military.�* however, in a press conference, panama's foreign minister said the sovereignty of the panama canal was non—negotiable. and then there is canada. leaders have said that donald trump's suggestion that he will turn canada into the 51st st

they want to be greenland as a month. and i think we need to listen to the greenland as fast. we listen to the inhabitants of crimea, the inhabitants of don't bass and overall caea to learn the stories that attitudes towards the regime that came to power through an illegal cou data, which was not accepted by the residents of crimea, nova russia and don't bass. this is in full accordance with the rights of a nation to self determination, in cases where a nation being part of the largest state considers, but it is uncomfortable in that state, and that it wants self determination. in accordance with the un charter. a large state is obligated not to counteract based on not to hinder it directly to do models. one reason so they claims that the house of greenland is population all in favor of joining the united states. although it was carried out by an american polling 5 inches, 416 people to pause. it was as a 37 percent oppose the potential acquisition with around 5 percent. still on decided greenland. polymer numba pen, a bro bug towed on to the us. poland company may be prone to

we occupied greenland.and that was the the first time that they had actually modern buildings built. they have no development there. they have no road between any town that justifies sending u.s. forces. >> there. ambassador, i'm not i am not going to get in between president trump and his negotiations about how we move forward with greenland. >> this is this is his deal. he wrote the book the art of the deal. he's the best deal maker i ever saw. so. and he knows how to negotiate with foreign leaders. so let me let him decide how he's going to do this negotiation. and i'll talk to you about the merits and about the situation. >> ambassador carlos sanz will leave the conversation there. thanks for the time. >> hey, thanks to great to talk to you, boris. >> you're looking at live pictures now out of los angeles county, where firefighters are currently battling four separate wildfires. this is in the altadena neighborhood. the area facing off with the eaton fire. and this has been an ordeal for everyone in l.a

they want to be greenland as in love. and i think we need to listen to the greenland dispatcher. we listen to the inhabitants of crimea . the inhabitants of don't pass them nowhere else. the to learn the stories that attitudes towards the regime that came to power through an illegal to data and which was not accepted by the residents of crimea, nova russia and don't bass. but this is in full accordance with the rights of a nation to self determination, in cases where a nation being part of a largest state considers, but it is uncomfortable about the state and that it wants self determination. in accordance with the un counselor, a large state is obligated not to counteract based on what else to him do. it is easy to do models while resist the claims that are the house of greenland population, all in favor of joining the united states. so that it was cars out fine. american polling for it also stays 37 percent to pose the potential acquisition with around 5 percent, still undecided, greenland paul events man, but pele abroad, the told on see the us posting company may be present t

.— greenland has to be taken by the greenlanders people.at greenland - or do you know, that greenland simply is not for sale? timer;r simply is not for sale? they have said that very _ simply is not for sale? they have said that very clearly, _ simply is not for sale? they have said that very clearly, the - simply is not for sale? they have | said that very clearly, the current premiere of greenland has said that very clearly. we are talking about a little bit under 60,000, if any sensitive nature —— a very sensitive nature, and i think that many people from dreamland will try to protect that nature, they have invented responsible tourism that they are starting up there now, so this is all a question for greenland, the premier has been very clear that greenland is not for sale. as syria's new government works to rebuild international ties, there are growing calls at home for members of civil society to take an active role in shaping the new constitution. after five decades under the dictatorship of the assad family, syrian streets are bustl

his eyes on greenland posting on his side to the social on monday. he said in greenland is an incredible place and the people will benefit you tremendously if and when it becomes part of our nation. we will protect it and cherish it from a very vicious outside world. make green and great again, your position and on tuesday, the future presidents doubled down on his claims or even refusing to roll out military voice military where we were going for national security purposes. i've been told that for a long time, long before i even ran, i mean people have been talking about it for a long time. you have approximately 45000 people there. people really don't even know if denmark has any legal rights to it. but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security. that's for the free world. i'm talking about protecting that very well from may beach we maxwell. his son donna junior was on a brief visit to greenland officially as a tourist and not holding talks with officials. and the official it's in denmark has made it very clear sev

american oil and gas companies have looked at greenland, the greenland, the greenlandic territorial waters for years and years and years. remember, this is an extremely complicated and expensive part of the world to do business, and it hasn't always made commercial sense. but there is zero reason why american national interests cannot do exactly what the chinese are looking at doing right now as well, which is investing in greenland. there's nothing holding us back from that. and i, i personally hope for the benefit of the greenlandic people as well as as well as i do think it would benefit americans down the road that we further invest there. that is different. i just want to be real clear here, though. that is hugely different than purchasing a country. and that is it is it is just a very, very, very different it's an entirely different thing. and i just don't want to forget that. >> ambassador rufus gifford, former american ambassador to denmark in the obama administration, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. >> thank you so much, jonathan. pleasure to be with you. >> and

plus, trump wants greenland but does greenland want him?e hearfrom a danish lawmaker and some greenlanders in a special report. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. we begin in los angeles, where fires continue to rage with attention turning to forecast warnings of an increase in high winds overnight. authorities say they are prepared for the change in weather, which will put the whole of la county under fire threat. so far, 2a people have been killed and several others are missing. tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and officials say they will not be able to return for at least four days. these wildfires are on track to be among the costliest in us history. accuweather has increased its preliminary estimate of financial losses from the blazes to between $250—275 billion. reiterating those sentiments, california governor gavin newsom said that 1a,000 people are actively working against the fires in what he says could be the worst natural disaster to hit the country. here's emma vardy with the latest from los ang

acquiring greenland, which is a danish territory. greenland says their island is not for sale. cnn's fred pleitgen joins us now. fred, what are officials in denmark and greenland saying about this visit? >> well, first of all, they've been saying for the last couple of years, ever since the first trump administration, that greenland is not for sale. and they continue to say that as well. it's quite interesting to see that video of what they call trump force one descending there into new greenland, which would appear to be a trump action figure in the cockpit on the cockpit dashboard there. we do have some sound actually now from don jr.. after he landed in nuuk in greenland. he, of course, claims that all of this is just a private visit, despite some of the talk from his father. let's listen in. >> we're a little pressed for time because we only have a couple hours of daylight, so we want to see everything. but we're really excited to be here. thank you guys so much. we care about you and here as tourists, seeing it looks like an incredible place. we've been talking about going

they want to be greenland as a month and i think we need to listen to the greenland dispatcher. we listen to the inhabitants of crimea. the inhabitants of don't bass and nowhere else the to learn the stories that attitudes towards the regime that came to power through an illegal to day tom, and which was not accepted by the residents of crimea. no russia and don't bass. this is in full accordance with the rights of a nation to self determination. in cases where a nation being part of a law just state considers that it is uncomfortable in mountain state and that it once self determination, in accordance with the un counselor, a large state is obligated not to counteract based on what else to hinder it, easy to the new models, so recent survey shows more than half of green lenders are in favor of joining the united states. although it was done by an american pulling firm. 37 percent oppose the potential acquisition with around a 5 percent saying they are on the side. it all right, let's cross live not screen lens minister for business and trade, pele broberg and good to have you o

what specifically has prompted this term to look at greenland -- turn to look at greenland and canada and panama as critical parts of u.s. national security? kailey: it seems he does view riemann and panama as an economic security question. by nature, he tends to view whether or not a relationship seems fair in his eyes. that is related trade as well. that is the issue with canada. he suggested economic measures to bring canada as part of the u.s. he called the border an artificial line. he said the u.s. spends too much to defend canada and the trade deficit is too large. he suggested we don't actually need the products we get from canada, cars for example. he threatened for both canada and mexico higher tariffs that can going to place. it's about the way he views the united states trade deficit with partners. also some territorial disputes about the way much economic relationships work, whether it is the flow of goods through the panama canal or greenland, which has strategic importance location-wise even though it is a small country of less than 60,000 people. when it comes to green

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greenland which has military bases.canal where we ship goods and canada that is a huge trading partner and ally of the united states. the rhetoric is pitched and kind of insane. the idea the incoming president of the united states is talking about military action to take canada, yes. it is a romper room of sorts but i do think there is probably some repercussions to angering allies with rhetoric like this. >> okay. let's do it. it ain't doing the happen. denmark is a critical ally of ours. no panama government would survive returning it to the united states. why don't rereturn the suez canal to the british or the friends or it will the british reclaim the railways they built in india? you did a good job of covering the history of the panama canal. you didn't mention teddy roosevelt and his guys created the nation of panama in order, stole it from colombia in order to create the panama canal. long imperial history here that is actually, and again, let's do it. it was very painful for latin americans. the gulf of mexico,