{"id":11679160,"date":"2026-02-23T09:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/?p=11679160"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:38:21","slug":"greenland-rejects-donald-trump-hospital-ship-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11679160\/greenland-rejects-donald-trump-hospital-ship-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No thank you&#8217;: Greenland rejects Trump&#8217;s hospital ship offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0said he would deploy a hospital ship to <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/greenland\">Greenland<\/a>, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy\u2019s hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s announcement prompted a defence on Sunday of Denmark and Greenland\u2019s health-care system from their leaders, and it was the latest point of friction with the American leader, who has frequently talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11621344\/donald-trump-greenland-takeover-threats-davos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seizing the massive Arctic territory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a no thank you from here,\u201d said Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section aria-label=\"Program video section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"miniplayer_699da321cf55a\" class=\"carousel-miniplayer-player\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"story-img-link\" data-displayinline-featured=\"\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-stickyiframe=\"video_miniplayer_11657799\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" 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Greenland<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .story  -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .carousel-viewport -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .carousel-video -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .author-video -->\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n<p>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116111420567451198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a> about a hospital ship came after Denmark\u2019s military said its Arctic command forces on Saturday evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland\u00a0for urgent medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated some 7 nautical miles (13 kilometres) off Nuuk \u2014 the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory \u2014 and transferred to a hospital in the city. The crew member was retrieved by a Danish Seahawk helicopter that had been deployed on an inspection ship.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday night, referred to his special envoy for Greenland and said, \u201cWorking with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. 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Terrill\t\t\t\t<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>Nielsen said it wasn\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a public health-care system where treatment is free for citizens. That is a deliberate choice \u2014 and a fundamental part of our society,\u201d Nielsen said. \u201cThat is not how it works in the USA, where it costs money to see a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, in a note of exasperation, that Greenland is always open to dialogue and cooperation. \u201cBut please talk to us instead of just making more or less random statements on social media,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, speaking to public broadcaster DR, said Danish authorities had not been informed that the U.S. ship was on its way.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon referred questions about the status of the U.S. Navy\u2019s two hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, to the White House. The White House did not immediately respond to repeated requests for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Both ships are currently at a shipyard in Mobile, Ala., according to social media posts from the shipyard, which also posted photos of them next to each other.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the status of the ships and the president\u2019s post, the Navy referred questions to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The historically strong bilateral ties after World War II between NATO allies Denmark and the United States\u00a0have come under severe strain\u00a0in recent months as Trump ratcheted up talk of a possible U.S. takeover of the mineral-rich and strategically located Arctic island.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen defended Denmark\u2019s health-care system on Sunday, writing on Facebook that she was \u201chappy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health for all. Where it\u2019s not insurances and wealth that determine whether you get proper treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have the same approach in Greenland,\u201d she said, before adding: \u201cHappy Sunday to you all\u201d in front of a blushing, smiling emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Aaja Chemnitz, one of the two Greenlandic politicians in the Danish parliament, wrote on Facebook that \u201cDonald Trump wants to send a poorly maintained hospital ship to Greenland. It seems rather desperate and does not contribute to the permanent and sustainable strengthening of the health care system that we need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother day. 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