Greenland has hit back at Donald Trump’s claims he will take their land ‘one way or the other’ despite claiming the territory’s population are ‘incredible people’.
President Trump addressed Congress on Tuesday (March 4), where he revealed Vladimir Putin has provided ‘strong signals’ to the US for peace and detailed a letter received from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the ongoing war in Europe.
The 47th POTUS also had a message for the people of Greenland in what was a somewhat confusing address.
“If you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America,” Trump said.
“We need Greenland for national security and even international security.
“And we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it. But we need it really for international world security.”
Donald Trump expressed his desire to acquire Greenland (LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Despite seemingly offering ‘the incredible people of Greenland’ the choice to ‘determine [their] own future,’ Trump then resolved: “And I think we’re going to get it – one way or the other, we’re going to get it.”
And the president’s speech concluded with: “We will keep you safe. We will make you rich. And together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before.
“It’s a very small population but very, very large piece of land and very, very important for military security.”
Mute Egede, Greenland’s prime minster, has since hit back at the comments made by Trump with a quick witted 10-word response.
He said: “We do not wish to be Americans. Greenland is ours.”
He added: “We do not want to be Americans, nor Danes, we are Greenlanders.
Greenland’s prime minister has hit back (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
“The Americans and their leaders must understand that. We are not for sale and cannot just be taken. Our future is decided by us in Greenland.”
Back in January, following a ‘fiery’ call with Denmark’s Prime Minister – Greenland has been part of the Danish Kingdom since the 18th Century – Trump told press: “I think we’re going to have it. I think the people want to be with us.
“I don’t really know what claim Denmark has to it, but it would be a very unfriendly act if they didn’t allow that to happen because it’s for the protection of the free world.
“I think Greenland, we’ll get because it has to do with freedom of the world.
“It has nothing to do with the United States other than that we’re the one that can provide the freedom. They can’t.”
A screenshot of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s response to Elon Musk’s email to all federal workers has been shared online.
On Saturday (February 22), Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ‘consistent wither President Donald Trump’s instructions’ fired off an email to all federal employees demanding they outline five tasks they’ve completed in the last week, warning if they didn’t their lack of response would be taken as a resignation.
Titled ‘HR,’ the subject line read: “What did you do last week?”
The email continued “Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager.”
Staff were asked not to include links, attachments or classified information and Musk added in a post to Twitter: “Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”
The email sparked backlash, particularly given its deadline of 11:59pm on Monday (February 24), and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has since spoken out about the email, a screenshot of her own response to it having been shared online.
Karoline Leavitt is the White House press secretary (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
On Tuesday, Leavitt confirmed she’d replied to the email and fired it off to political consultant and the current White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Taylor Budowich.
The email reads: “Hello Taylor. In an effort of transparency and accountability, I am pleased to inform you of five tasks that I completed last week, though the list of everything that I completed is much longer. See below.”
Her five bullet points? Well…
- “Held a press briefing to mark one month of the Trump Administration with special guests Mike Walz, Stephen Miller, and Kevin Hassett.
- “Gave speech at CPAC.
- “Staffed POTUS for CPAC speech on Saturday
- “Joined Fox News.
- “Participated in media row in the EEEOB.”
Leavitt added: “P.S. I am so grateful to have a job and work hard on behalf of the American taxpayers, who fund my salary. This email took me two minutes to draft. Thank you.”
The White House press secretary then doubled down on her comments during a press conference.
Karoline Leavitt’s response to the email (Instagram)
She said: “I can announce that we’ve had more than one million workers who have chosen to participate in this very simple task of, again, sending five bullet points to your direct supervisor or manager.”
Leavitt argued, as quoted by ABC News: “All federal workers should we working at the same pace that President Trump is working and moving.
“We have a country to save, and we want this federal government to be responsive to the needs of the American people who re-elected this president to have historic, massive reform. And that’s what the intention of this idea is.”
Musk later took to Twitter on February 24 to say federal workers would be given ‘another chance’ to reply but ‘failure to response a second time [would] result in termination’.
Donald Trump’s pacy executive order signing has been summed up by several senators.
When considering all the things the 47th President of the US has done since coming into office just a month ago, it would probably be easier to list the things he hasn’t done – with Trump having signed off on dozens of executive orders within just the first week, let alone his first month.
From stating there are ‘only two genders’ to ‘ending radical and wasteful government diversity, equity and inclusion’ programs, renaming the Gulf of Mexico and continuing to target the rights of undocumented migrants – Trump really appears to be throwing it all at the wall.
Executive orders do have the possibility of being blocked though, with several of Trump’s sign-offs already having been temporarily halted thanks to an obscure law.
Although earlier this week, a federal judge denied a ‘final’ request to block Elon Musk – who’s been appointed by Trump to spearhead Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – from accessing sensitive government data.
And on February 18, Trump signed an executive order to bring various independent agencies – such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – under the White House’s control which could see him become one of the most powerful presidents in the history of the US.
But what do lawmakers make of it all? Well, in an exclusive interview with the Mail Online, lawmakers were asked to sum up Trump’s first month in office in one word.
The junior United States senator for North Dakota, Kevin Cramer, went for a diplomatic approach: “Active.”
Donald Trump has really got cracking (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
However, others didn’t mince their words quite so much.
The senior United States senator from Missouri, Josh Hawley, went for a fairly tame ‘Bold’.
Senator John Curtis – the junior United States senator from Utah – said: “Aggressive.”
And the oldest sitting United States senator, Republican from Iowa Chuck Grassley, resolved: “Hurricane.”
Well, we all know hurricanes aren’t exactly fun and games eh?
Junior United States senator from Vermont, Peter Welch, resolved Trump’s first month has seen him go on an ‘illegal rampage’ – not quite sticking to one word, but we’ll let it slide – and Democratic senator of Delaware, Chris Coons, simply described it as ‘terrible’.
So, how would you describe Trump’s first month back in office?
US President Donald Trump was spotted with a bruise on his hand, leaving people concerned, and while the White House has addressed the worry, a doctor has weighed in with their own theory too.
On Monday (February 24), 47th President of the United States Donald Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron. The pair went on to have an awkward exchange and hand shake.
During the meeting, eagle-eyed viewers were quick to spot a bruise on Trump’s hand, taking to social media to question what it could mean.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later offered up an explanation as people began to speculate what could’ve caused the bruising, and whether Trump has a health issue.
She said: “President Trump is a man of the people and he meets more Americans and shakes their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history.
“His commitment is unwavering and he proves that every single day.”
In a follow-up statement, she reiterated her point, stating: “President Trump has bruises on his hand because he’s constantly working and shaking hands all day every day.”
Many social media users remained dubious of the explanation, however, rather than something being wrong with Trump’s health, some suggested the bruise may simply be a sign of Trump’s age.
And a doctor has since offered a similar theory too, highlighting to the DailyMail.com Trump is the second-oldest president in US history at the age of 78.
Donald Trump’s bruise (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Internal medicine physician in New York, Dr Stuart Fischer, reflected how as you grow older, your blood vessels weaken, and so an ‘aggressive’ handshake could result in a bruise forming more easily ‘on any part of the body’.
The doctor also theorized how someone of Trump’s age is more likely to develop osteoarthritis.
Healthline explains: “Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint condition that causes inflammation, stiffness, and pain in the joints.
“It’s the most common type of arthritis, affecting nearly 32.5 million people in the United States.”
Dr Fischer states the effect osteoarthritis has on the joints could also lead to easier bruising or discoloration.
And in Trump’s case? He resolved: “I think it’s probably all of those things together.”
UNILAD has contacted the White House for comment.
Even if ageing is simply the reason for Trump’s bruise, it’s still not eased some Americans’ concerns – many concerned with Biden’s age when he was president and worrying about how it may impact his ability to lead the country.
The White House said the bruise is a result of ‘handshakes’ (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Biden was 78 years old when he took office, and subsequently the oldest president ever at inauguration.
His age and whether it was impacting whether he was mentally fit enough to be in office was called into question on multiple occasions, such as when Biden ended a speech by saying, ‘God Save the Queen’.
In December 2024, Trump said he’d release his full medical report, however, this speculation around his well-being has sparked more people calling for its immediate release.
President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum has proposed a ‘nice’ name for the United States in rebuttal of Donald Trump’s changing of the Gulf’s title.
Within the first 24 hours of being sworn in as the President of the United States for the second time, Donald Trump wasted no time signing off on multiple executive orders including one about ‘restoring names that honor American greatness’ including changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to ‘Gulf of America’.
The order saw Google comply with the name change, however, it’s been met with continued backlash from Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The order suggested the Gulf of Mexico be renamed as ‘Gulf of America’ noting the area as being ‘an integral asset to our once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part of America’ and ‘a crucial artery for America’s early trade and global commerce’.
Reflecting on its ‘remarkable body of water’ alongside ‘natural resources and wildlife’ and how it ‘will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping America’s future and the global economy,’ Trump resolved he would be ‘directing’ the Gulf be ‘officially renamed’ the Gulf of America.
Google revealed it would be abiding by Trump’s order to change the name although, the name you see upon searching depends on where you are in the world with ‘Maps users see their official local name’ and ‘everyone in the rest of the world sees both names’.
Sheinbaum responded to the executive order noting Trump can call the Gulf whatever he likes but for Mexico and ‘for the entire world’ it would always be known as the ‘Gulf of Mexico’.
Google agreed to the change (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
And at a news conference on Wednesday (January 29), she jokingly suggested the United States be renamed ‘Mexican America’.
Standing in front of a map of North and South America from 1607 and pointing to areas which are now known as part of the US, the Mexican president said: “The United Nations recognizes the name Gulf of Mexico, but next, why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds nice doesn’t it?
“Since 1607, the constitution of Apatzingan was Mexican America. So, let’s call it Mexican Americana?”
President Claudia Sheinbaum made a suggestion of her own (ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)
In a letter to Google about its agreement to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico, Sheinbaum argued, as quoted by USA Today: “If a country wants to change the designation of something in the sea, it would only apply up to 12 nautical miles. It cannot apply to the rest, in this case, the Gulf of Mexico. This is what we explained in detail to Google.”
