Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland
From the article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/greenland-trump-us-envoy-jeff-landry-visit
“Greenlanders took to the streets Thursday to protest the opening of the U.S. consulate, chanting the Americans must “go home.”
Protesters waved Greenlandic flags and held signs that read “USA Asu” or “Stop USA”, the Guardian reported.
“It’s very important, now more than ever, to show the American people what we already said, that no means no, and that the future and self-determination of Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people,” said Aqqalukkuluk Fontain, who organized the protest against the consulate and the arrival of Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, the U.S. special envoy.
“Three months ago Greenland was under threat of invasion and takeover and he [Landry] was one of the people supporting that statement,” Christian Keldsen, chief executive of the Greenland Business Association said. “Then three months later you show up here wanting to make friends, handing out chocolate to children and trying to hand out MAGA caps.”
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and other politicians declined invitations to attend the consulate’s opening.