A new survey by USA Today shows that the majority of respondents do not support President-elect Donald Trump's idea of "buying" Greenland from Denmark for national security reasons.
Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has been a target in Mr. Trump's ambitions since his first term in the White House. He has recently restarted the idea, claiming Greenland would bring huge strategic benefits to the US.
However, a survey conducted by USA Today and Suffolk University from 7-11, shows that the US public is not very interested in this plan.
According to the survey results, only 11% of respondents said that the Donald Trump administration should do everything it can to own Greenland. 29% thought this was a good idea but it was not practical. 53% completely opposed buying Greenland.
Regarding the party's viewpoint: 86% of the Democratic Party were asked to object to this plan. Meanwhile, only 23% of Republican supporters agreed with the idea, 48% said the possibility of success was not high.
Contrary to the US view, another poll by patriot Polling shows that more than 57% of Greenlanders surveyed support the idea of US annexation, while 37.4% disagree.
With an area of 2.2 million km2, Greenland is not only the world's largest island but also a huge reserve of natural resources, including gold, silver, copper, uranium and underwater oil potential.
About 80% of Greenland is covered by ice, but its strategic location in the Arctic has important military and geopolitical benefits.
Greenland has a population of about 57,000 people, mostly Inuit native to the Arctic. Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland has been internationally recognized since the early 1800s, but the island has enjoyed autonomy since 2009.
President-elect Donald Trump has affirmed that controlling Greenland is a matter of "national security," and Republican lawmakers have drafted a bill called "Make Greenland Great again Act", paving the way for Trump to negotiate with Denmark to buy the island.
