Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Thursday slammed as “indecent” reported attempts by an American to pay locals US$200,000 each to sign a petition calling for Greenland to join the United States.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US needs to annex the Danish autonomous territory to ensure national security.
“A foreign individual is offering money for a signature to incorporate Greenland into another country. That is not just deeply worrying. It is indecent,” Nielsen wrote on Facebook.
Greenlandic broadcaster KNR on Thursday reported that a “mysterious American” calling himself “Cliff” had offered a taxi driver in Greenland’s capital Nuuk US$200,000 to sign the petition.
The taxi driver, Danny Brandt, told KNR he declined the offer.
Brandt wrote a social media post about his encounter and a person in the comments section said he had also been offered money to sign.
Brandt said he reported the incident to police.
