True or False: Greenland's Premier Múte Bourup Egede has stated that Greenland is open to becoming part of the United States.

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False. Greenland's Premier Múte Bourup Egede wrote: "Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom." Greenland's Foreign Minister stated Greenland "doesn't want to be owned by, governed by or part of the United States." Egede's reference to the "long struggle for freedom" reflects Greenlanders' century-long push for independence from Denmark. Trump's annexation threats actually complicate that independence movement by presenting a false choice between Danish sovereignty and American control, when Greenlanders want neither—they seek self-determination as an independent nation.

True or False: Greenland's Premier Múte Bourup Egede has stated that Greenland is open to becoming part of the United States.

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