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'He will not buy us': Greelanders defiant over Trump's desire to take over their island

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Qupanuk Olsen is Greenland 's most popular influencer with more than 500,000 followers on TikTok and 300,000 on Instagram .

On 7 January , Trump reiterated his desire for the US to acquire Greenland for "national security purposes" Greenland is a hotbed of critical raw materials and rare earths, and analysts say the melting of the Arctic ice presents ever-greater strategic opportunities for trade, energy and transport.

Greenland 's first inhabitants arrived 4,500 years ago , living off hunting and fishing.

The island has since become a highly strategic spot in the North Atlantic , with Russia and China stepping up their military and commercial activities in the Arctic .

Greenland 's Prime Minister Múte B. Egede has condemned Trump 's desire to acquire the island.