Trump's administration wants to make Greenlanders Americans, without it costing the U.S. a block grant.

American Tom Dans, who was supposed to return to the USA, found his flight from Nuuk cancelled and his stay extended, as often happens in Greenland.

He has been in Greenland for some time. Over the past two weeks, Tom Dans has been visiting to promote relations between the Greenlanders and his homeland, the USA. He will be back soon.

Tom Dans is a businessman and runs the organization American Daybreak, which is intended to strengthen ties between the USA and Greenland. During Trump's first term, he was the Arctic Commissioner, and he has since visited Greenland frequently.

Tom Dans has a mission: He wants to make the Greenlanders American – for their own security's sake, he says.

In the work to achieve this, he has allied himself with the Greenlandic mason and Trump supporter Jørgen Boassen. Tom Dans pays for all his travel expenses and has also promised Boassen a salary to help create local contacts.

Jørgen Boassen has had his new friend Tom Dans with him in Greenland. Here they are seen on a boat tour in the area near Ilulissat. (Photo: © PRIVATE PHOTO)

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No disagreement between Trump and Muté B. Egede

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DR News meets Tom Dans in Nuuk while he is visiting Jørgen Boassen. The two have been traveling around Greenland together to network, distribute MAGA hats, and spread their message of a bright future between Greenland and Trump's USA.

Would Greenland be safer under American leadership if it were a territory or a 51st state?

- I think so. We are already deeply rooted in Greenland and vice versa, regardless of whether people are aware of it or not, says Tom Dans.

- The ultimate form that a partnership takes, I will leave to the politicians. But yes, I think you will see a much better future for the Greenlanders under closer ties to the USA, he adds.

Read also: After worldwide visit: Key figure in Trump's plan to take over Greenland met politician in Nuuk ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/efter-verdensomtalt-besoeg-noeglefigur-i-trumps-plan-om-overtage-groenland-moedte )

Nevertheless, Tom Dans declares that he is in agreement with Greenland's Landsting Chairman Muté B. Egede, who in January emphasized to the American TV channel FOX News that the Greenlandic people want to be independent and Greenlandic – and thus not American.

- I am completely in agreement with him. Our security is inextricably linked, it sounds from Tom Dans.

He does not directly address how he sees Greenland coming under American leadership and being independent. But the American businessman believes that one should look more nuanced at independence.

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> I don't even think it will take a few years. It's full speed ahead

> forward. I think it will happen very soon.

> Tom Dans, businessman

When taking into account the nuances – he believes – the Landsting Chairman and President Trump in fact have the same goal:

President Trump wants to acquire Greenland in one way or another. The Greenlandic people want independence. So will they really have the same goal, do you think?

- Yes, I think so. You know, independence is a practical matter with an island three times the size of Texas, which cannot be defended by 56,000 residents, even though they are a brave people, he says.

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Calls Danish measurement 'fake news'

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When DR News asks Tom Dans how long it will take for Trump to make a deal with Greenland, he answers:

- I don't even think it will take a few years. It's full speed ahead. I think it will happen very soon.

Which Greenlandic politician will you trust to make it happen?

- I let the people of Greenland decide. They should conduct a soul-searching and find out who should lead it.

Tom Dans emphasizes that he is not employed by the American government and no longer works for Trump, but he adds:

- It is really high on President Trump's agenda. I know that he has a strong personal interest in this.

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> - Greenland should be one of the richest countries in the world. It has the potential for it, and with the right partner, it can happen quickly.

> Tom Dans, businessman

A recent opinion poll from Berlingske and Sermitsiaq showed that 85 percent of the Greenlandic population do not want to leave the Danish realm and instead become part of the USA. What do you think about that?

- We have a lot of fake news in the USA.

Do you think it is fake news?

- Well, what do they really say? There is nothing on the table. You can go out and ask people what they think, but before you tell them what it really is, people will obviously not have a well-considered opinion.

Tom Dans believes that Greenland has a lot of untapped potential. Therefore, he does not think that the USA will have to pay anything close to the four billion kroner that the Danish state pays annually in block grants.

- Greenland should be one of the richest countries in the world. It has the potential for it, and with the right partner, it can happen quickly, adds Tom Dans.

Tom Dans, who is seen here with Greenlandic Jørgen Boassen in the USA, has little to say about the Danish military presence in Greenland. He believes that the USA can handle the task better. (Photo: © PRIVATE PHOTO)

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Nuuk should remember lost American soldiers

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The interview with Tom Dans cannot be published. He wants to continue, so he can lay a wreath for the 672 fallen American soldiers who died when the ship Dorchester was torpedoed by a German submarine south of Greenland in 1943.

He also wants to build a memorial to the fallen soldiers in Nuuk.

- It is the largest loss of life during World War II after Pearl Harbor two years earlier, and one of the largest losses of life in the entire war. It happened just off the coast of Greenland, and no one seems to be aware of it.

The fallen American soldiers are, according to Tom Dans, part of creating the close bond between Greenland and the USA. The bond, he would like to see much stronger.

When asked about the future, Tom Dans is optimistic:

- I look forward to whatever comes next. I think it will be a very bright future for the USA, the Greenlanders, and the Danes.

You can see more about Tom Dans and his Greenlandic connection Jørgen Boassen in 21 SUNDAY at 21 on DR1 and here on DRTV ( http://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/21-soendag_204367 ).

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