Hands off our Greenland! Donald Trump has been warned to keep his tiny hands off of Greenland (not that one). The Daily Star went to the top of the Highlands where the tiny hamlet of Greenland lies
Residents of the UK’s Greenland have warned Donald Trump to keep his tiny hands off their home.
People living in the small Scottish farming settlement are sending an urgent letter to America amid fears the Orange Manbaby might mistake it for the Danish territory.
He has threatened to annex the more famous Greenland on security grounds and its abundant supply of high-value minerals.
And Donald’s interest has not gone unnoticed by the island’s namesake in the UK.
Greenland is a small farming settlement in east Caithness, about 11 miles from John O’ Groats in the Scottish Highlands.
Residents are hoping that the US President does not – by accident or design – train his sights on their area.
It may not be so far-fetched given that the US Navy used to run two bases in the far north which monitored submarine activity in the north Atlantic.
Asked whether he thought Trump was serious about his Greenland invasion plan, farmer Andrew Mackay, of West Greenland, Caithness, said: “I don’t think he’s bluffing. I think he’s quite serious.
“Just look at how quickly he’s gone into Venezuela. It’s full of oil and Americans need that.”
But the farmer was confident that he could be the one making money if Trump was to try and invade the wrong Greenland.
He said: “We might be able to stop him on the beach. We could cook some steak for them, because they like steak and we’ve got plenty of cattle here.
“So we could make some money off them and send them on their merry way!
“Hopefully they’ll get lost on their way here.”
Meanwhile fellow Greenland resident and retired farmer Hamish Pottinger reckons Trump’s troops would find the remote terrain of northern Scotland quite difficult.
He added: “I think we’d be able to starve them out quite quickly.”
We told yesterday how US officials said Trump, 79, is exploring plans to take over the Danish territory.
And they warned that it could involve military action.
A senior administration official said: “The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal.
“Utilising the US military is always an option.”
He sparked a diplomatic crisis as European leaders rallied round the Danes in a rare rebuke to Trump, saying Greenland “belongs to its people”.
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