We must have our FREEDOM

Locals in Nuuk want their country's independence - not a takeover by America

- BY MARK MCGIVERN in Greenland

GREENLANDERS have told the Daily Record they will follow the example of Braveheart hero William Wallace to defend their freedom in the face of threats from Donald Trump.

As the US President vows to take over the North Atlantic island, proud locals in the capital Nuuk have sent a determined message that their home is not up for grabs.

Morten Meller, 60, beat his chest and declared, "No. He cannot do this. We must have our FREEDOM!"

BY MARK MCGIVERN in Greenland added: "Donald Trump thinks he can buy us, pay money for us, but we are human beings. We cannot be bought."

Everyone we spoke to shared Morten's view.

Trump's plans carry an explicit threat of force and most people in Nuuk now view him as a gangster.

We trudged the snowbound streets and around the icy harbour to ask what ordinary Greenlanders think of the big issue that has brought the gaze of the entire world to this freezing outpost.

Scallop fisherman Peter Hessner pointed at a gathering of giant ravens at the side of the road, when asked about the US President.

He said: “He's nuts. Everyone knows it, even the birds know it.”

Peter was born in Greenland to a Danish father and Greenlandic mother. Like a majority of Greenlanders, he would like independence.