Denmark’s king changes coat of arms with a message for Trump in his bid to buy Greenland
If Donald Trump thinks it will be easy to pry Greenland away from Denmark, King Frederick has sent a message with a big club and a polar bear to dissuade him from that idea.
Frederick, who succeeded to the Danish throne following the abdication of Queen Margrethe II last year, has released a new coat of arms that confirms his kingdom’s long-standing claim to the territory.
The area has been under the effective control of Denmark since the 14th century, but Donald Trump has again signaled his interest in the US purchasing or acquiring the area, which lies between Canada and Scandinavia.
The new royal coat of arms released by the crown eliminates a historic use of three crowns to represent the historic union of Scandinavian nations.
Instead, the new coat of arms shows an enlarged polar bear, as well as a ram signifying his rule over the Faroe Islands, a self-governing part of the kingdom.
A few Nordic men with ripped bodies now have thicker and more prominent clubs – a Danish version of Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘speak softly and carry a big stick’ response. The men have slightly broader shoulders, larger pecs, a wider torso and a taller posture, plus a little more hair.
The polar bear is not only larger, but also has a long, menacing red tongue.
News of the redevelopment spread on a day when Trump once again declared his intention to expand the nation – having both scaled back his ambitions for Greenland and threatened to retake the Panama Canal in a pre-Christmas message complaining of “ridiculous compensation.
The new flag, issued by King Frederick, features a more prominent polar bear, as a signal to keep Greenland within the empire. Two Nordic men are also more muscular and swing bigger clubs
Trump has said it is an “absolute necessity” to acquire the island.
He also referred to ways to forge an expansive empire by making repeated statements about making Canada the 51st state.
The symbolic declaration of rule over Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark and former colony, comes despite a separatist movement there.
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede gave a speech New Year’s speech where he said: ‘we must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation – which we can describe as the shackles of colonialism – and move forward.’
“It is time for us to take a step ourselves and shape our future, including with regard to who we will work closely with and who our trading partners will be,” he added.
The new royal coat of arms features a larger polar bear, signifying Greenland, and a ram signifying the Faroe Islands
King Frederick X released the new coat of arms less than a year after his accession to the throne
Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, has said it is an ‘absolute necessity’ to acquire Greenland
Egede rejected Trump’s offers to buy the 836,330-square-mile island (larger than Alaska) in 2019 and again last year. ‘Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale,” Egede has said.
‘It is important for the Danish side to signal that Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Danish empire, and that this is not up for discussion. This is how you mark it,” royal expert Lars Hovbakke Sørensen told me TV2.
Trump continued to use the language of expansion in an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Monday, where he vowed to “undo” President Biden’s new protection of millions of acres of offshore lands from drilling.
Speaking about the wealth of American energy resources, Trump said: “You know, we have something that no one else has. “I mean, no one has done that, as far as we have it, and it’s going to be more by the time we’re done because I’m going to be able to expand, you know, we’re going to expand our country,” said Trump.