Residents of Greenland stood up against Trump.

The vast majority of Greenland's population is against leaving the Kingdom of Denmark. This poses a challenge to President Donald Trump's persistent claims about the island's desire to join the United States.

This information was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Bloomberg.

A Verian poll commissioned by the Danish newspaper Berlingske and the Greenlandic publication Sermitsiaq revealed that 85% of the self-governing Arctic territory's residents do not wish to be part of the U.S. Only 6% stated they would prefer the U.S., while 9% were undecided.

Trump insists that he wants to acquire the world's largest island for security reasons and has not ruled out the use of force. He also claimed that the people of Greenland would prefer to be part of the U.S. His interest in the territory dates back to his first term in office.

"The people of Greenland are unhappy with Denmark," Trump said on January 21. "You know, I think they would be happy with us."

This viewpoint is not shared by Greenland's leaders, many of whom are instead striving for independence. Although the island is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, its 57,000 residents enjoy extensive self-governance.

"We do not want to be Danes, we do not want to be Americans, we certainly want to be Greenlanders," said the territory's Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede recently.

"Trump should not get Greenland," stated Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Denmark's Foreign Minister. "Greenland is Greenland. The Greenlandic people are a people also in terms of international law," and ultimately they determine their own situation.

The poll included 497 interviews conducted online from January 22 to 26, comprising a representative sample of Greenlandic citizens aged 18 and older. The statistical uncertainty of the responses is about 3.1 percentage points.

The poll also indicated that 45% of Greenlanders view Trump's interest in Greenland as a threat. Only about 8% would choose a U.S. passport if they had to make an immediate decision between Danish and American citizenship.

Meanwhile, Denmark is doing everything possible to deal with Trump. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been trying to garner support from European allies with a swift tour through Berlin, Paris, and Berlin, aiming to showcase unity while avoiding escalating the situation.