Mute Egede promised continued goodwill but said his country has no interest in becoming part of the United States

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said on Fox News that his country’s residents “don’t want to be Americans,” despite what any possible public relations stunts by right-wingers like Donald Trump Jr.

The prime minister of the Greenland says the people of his mineral-rich Arctic territory don't want to be Americans but that he's open to greater cooperation with the United States.

Múte Egede, the Danish territory's prime minister, reminded the U.S. president-elect of the Greenlandic people's interests.

The prime minister of Greenland has an answer for President-elect Donald Trump on his latest push to acquire the territory. Trump has repeatedly floated buying Greenland in recent weeks, even suggesting at some points he will threaten Denmark with tariffs if it does not cede Greenland.