Greenland: a mysterious American reportedly offered 200,000 dollars to sign a petition for annexation to the United States

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the Prime Minister of the Danish autonomous territory, expressed his outrage on social media and deemed this initiative, highlighted by two Greenlandic citizens, “indecent” and “deeply concerning.”

The Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, criticized on Thursday the actions of an unidentified American who allegedly offered $200,000 to Greenlanders to sign a petition in favor of the annexation of this Danish autonomous territory to the United States. “A foreigner is offering money for a signature aimed at annexing Greenland to another country. This is not only deeply concerning. It is indecent,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen expressed his indignation on Facebook.

The Greenlandic television channel KNR reported on Thursday that a “mysterious American,” who identified himself as “Cliff,” had offered $200,000 to a taxi driver in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to sign the petition. The taxi driver, Danny Brandt, stated to the channel that he had declined this offer. Danny Brandt recounted this incident on social media, and in the comments, an internet user mentioned being offered money to sign the petition as well. The taxi driver reported the incident to the police.

“The police in Greenland declared to AFP that they have received reports that may be related to the current political situation. They did not specify the number of reports received, nor their content. “We are a democratic society. Our future is not negotiated in a taxi. And it is not bought with money,” emphasized the Prime Minister.

American President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that the United States should annex the Danish autonomous territory to ensure their national security. In January, Donald Trump backtracked after several weeks of aggressive rhetoric and announced that he had reached a framework agreement on Greenland with the NATO Secretary-General, but the details of this agreement remain unclear. Denmark and Greenland are in talks with Washington regarding the future of the Arctic region.