Greenland’s PM slams ‘indecent’ bid to buy locals’ signatures for US adhesion petition

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Greenland's Prime Minister has condemned attempts by an individual to pay locals for their signatures on a petition for Greenland's incorporation into the United States. This has raised concerns regarding national integrity and external influence.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Thursday slammed as “indecent” reported attempts by an American to pay locals US$200,000 each to sign a petition calling for Greenland to join the United States. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US needs to annex the Danish autonomous territory to ensure national security. “A foreign individual is offering money for a signature to incorporate Greenland into another country. That is not just deeply worrying. It is indecent,”...