Recent comments from US President-elect Donald Trump on acquiring Greenland for security purposes do not seem to have the necessary support from the American public, according to the latest poll conducted by the US media.
The Arctic Island is an autonomous (self-governing) Danish island. Trump had recently floated his idea of acquiring the island for defence-related issues.
The initiative was “met with widespread shock,” claimed the reports, citing a poll commissioned from Suffolk University.
As per the poll, which involved over 1,000 participants and was conducted from January 7–11, only 11 per cent responded, "Yes, Trump should do everything it can to acquire the island.”
As many as 29 per cent thought the idea was good but unrealistic at the same time, and 53 per cent did not support the acquisition of Greenland at all.
While 86 per cent of the Democrats polled were opposed to Trump’s Greenland plan, only 23 per cent of the Republican respondents were in favour; another 21 per cent said it was not good, while 48 per cent thought it was good but unrealistic.
Earlier last week a research survey conducted by the Patriot Polling suggested that just over 57 per cent of Greenlanders supported the idea of being merged with the US Mainland. On the other hand, 37.4 per cent were opposed to the idea.
Greenland has a population of about 57,000, most of whom are the Inuit native to the Arctic. It has an area of 2.2 million square kilometres.
Greenland possesses various minerals, including gold, silver, copper, and uranium deposits, and is believed to have vast oil reserves in its territorial waters. Additionally, 80 per cent of its surface is covered with ice.
Although the majority of the US population and political opposition have rejected the idea, Trump has argued that US control of Greenland is a matter of “national security.”
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