Greenland’s prime minister publicly rebuked President Donald Trump on Sunday, rejecting his proposal to send a U.S. hospital ship to the Arctic and urging him to stop making “casual” social media posts about its future.
Following Trump’s announcement, British Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen responded with a scathing Facebook post.
“We’re here to say no thank you,” Nielsen wrote. “President Trump’s idea of sending a U.S. hospital ship to Greenland has been noted. But we have a public health care system where citizens can receive treatment for free.”
The Prime Minister also contrasted Greenland’s system with that of the United States, where he wrote that “medical treatment costs money.”
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen issued a rebuttal to President Trump via Facebook.
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Nielsen said Greenland was “always” open to dialogue with the United States but urged Trump to engage directly.
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“Talk to us instead of just having more or less random outbursts on social media,” he wrote. “Dialogue and cooperation require respect for decisions made domestically about our country.”
On Saturday, Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration was working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to send a hospital ship to Greenland to care for those who are sick and “don’t get care there.”
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In December, Gov. Jeff Landry was appointed special envoy to Greenland.
Landry was appointed special envoy to Greenland in December and held formal discussions outlining Trump’s plans to bolster Arctic security amid threats from Russia and China.
In late January, Landry spoke with NATO leaders and expressed support for a “future agreement framework” to expand U.S. influence in the region.
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Trump’s proposal came after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated a crew member from a U.S. submarine near the Greenland capital.
Trump’s proposal came after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated a crew member from a U.S. submarine seven nautical miles off the Greenland capital of Nuuk.
The Joint Arctic Command said the crew member was transferred by a Danish Defense Seahawk helicopter to a hospital in Nuuk and handed over to Greenlandic health authorities.
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The U.S. Navy operates two hospital ships, the USS Mercy and the USS Comfort, which last docked in Alabama for repairs, Reuters reported.
Fox News Digital’s Eric Mack contributed to this report.
Original source of the article: Greenland rejects Trump’s hospital ship proposal, citing existing free healthcare system
