Most Americans say ‘no’to Greenland takeover, with even Republicans split: poll

Military vessel HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen of the Royal Danish Navy patrols near Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

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Three-quarters of Americans questioned in aCNN pollconducted at the same time said they opposed a U.S.takeover of Greenland.Ninety-four percent of Democrats and eight in 10 Independents said they would oppose such a move, with Republicans split 50%-50%.

Meanwhile, by a 55%-37% margin, voters questioned in theQuinnipiac surveysaid they opposed any U.S.effort to try and buy Greenland.

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But there’s a stark political divide on this question, with the vast majority of Democrats and nearly six in 10 Independents opposed to buying Greenland, and more than two-thirds of Republicans supporting such efforts.

“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of national security,” the president argued in a social media post Wednesday.

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And the president emphasized that “anything less” than U.S.control of Greenland is “unacceptable.”

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Trump’s push for the U.S.to acquire Greenland is causing tension with Denmark and otherNATO allieswho insist that the semiautonomous Danish territory should determine its own future. 

Trump officials are openly considering all options, including military force, to take Greenland, spurring bipartisan opposition from some in Congress.

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Troops from several European countries deployed to Greenland this week for a brief two-day mission to bolster the territory’s defenses. 

Leaders say the mission is meant to demonstrate they can deploy military assets “quickly.” 

� Gillian Turner and Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.