Nigel Farage has said the world would be a “better, more secure place” if the United States took over Greenland, expressing support for Donald Trump’s controversial proposal during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Reform UK leader spoke at the “America House” event on Wednesday, just after Trump appeared to rule out using force to acquire the territory.
Farage argued that a “strong America” in Greenland would enhance global security due to “the geopolitics of the high north, because of the retreating ice caps and because of the continued expansionism of Russian icebreakers, of Chinese investment.” However, he stressed that the views of Greenlanders must be respected, citing his belief in national self-determination.
“If you believe in the nation state and not globalist structures, you believe in sovereignty,” Farage said. “And if you believe in sovereignty, you believe in the principle of national self-determination. You must respect the rights and views of the Greenlanders.”
Farage, a longtime critic of Davos, insisted his stance on globalism had not changed. He described the forum as a place where decisions are made that “bow down to the European Union” and called for a focus on national sovereignty. On UK politics, he cited “moral decline” and disenchantment with the Conservatives and Labour as driving support for Reform, adding that “young entrepreneurs, our highest taxpayers, many of our best businesses” were leaving the country.
