If Donald Trump thinks taking Greenland from Denmark will be easy, King Frederick sent a message with a big stick and a polar bear to disabuse him of that idea.
Frederick, who succeeded to the Danish throne following the abdication of Queen Margaret II last year, has published a new coat of arms reaffirming his kingdom’s long-standing claim to the territory.
The territory has been under effective control of Denmark since the 14th century, but Donald Trump has again revealed his interest in the United States purchasing or obtaining the territory, which is located between Canada and Scandinavia.
He new royal coat of arms released by the crown dispenses with the historical use of three crowns to represent the historical union of the Scandinavian nations.
Instead, the new coat of arms shows an enlarged polar bear, as well as a ram symbolizing their rule over the Faroe Islands, an autonomous part of the Kingdom.
A pair of Nordic men with muscular physiques now hold fatter, more prominent sticks: a Danish version of Teddy Roosevelt’s retort: ”he speaks softly and carries a big club.” Men have slightly broader shoulders, larger pectoral muscles, a wider torso, and a taller stance, plus a little more hair.
The polar bear, in addition to being larger, has a long and threatening red tongue.
News of the redesign came on a day when Trump once again affirmed his intention to expand the nation, after reviving his ambitions for Greenland and threatening to retake the Panama Canal in a pre-Christmas message complaining about “ridiculous” tariffs.
The new flag issued by King Frederick features a more prominent polar bear, in a sign of keeping Greenland within the kingdom. Two Norse men also appear more muscular and brandish larger clubs.
Trump has said it is an “absolute necessity” to acquire the island.
He also referenced ways to forge an expanded empire by issuing repeated statements about making Canada the 51st state.
The symbolic declaration of dominion over Greenland, Denmark’s autonomous territory and former colony, comes despite a separatist movement there.
The Prime Minister of Greenland, Mute Egede, gave a new year 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 ourselves to step up and shape our future, also in terms of who we will cooperate closely with and who will be our business partners,” he added.
The new royal coat of arms has a larger polar bear, representing Greenland, and a ram representing the Faroe Islands.
King Frederick X debuted the new coat of arms less than a year after ascending the throne
Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20, has said it is “absolutely necessary” to acquire Greenland.
Egede has rejected offers from Trump 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 we never will be,” Egede said.
‘It is important to note from the Danish side that Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Danish kingdom and that this is not subject to discussion. “That’s how it’s marked,” said royal expert Lars Hovbakke Sørensen. TV2.
Trump continued to use the language of expansion as recently as Monday in an interview with Hugh Hewitt where he promised to “unban” President Biden’s new protections of millions of acres of offshore land from drilling.
Speaking of the wealth of American energy resources, Trump said: “You know, we have something that no one else has.” “I mean, no one has done it, to the extent that we have it, and there will be more when we’re done, because I’ll be able to expand, you know, we’re going to expand our country,” Trump said.