A Republican Congressman from Georgia has introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that would give a new name to Greenland as President Donald Trump continues his efforts to purchase the island.
Named the “Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025,” the bill, introduced by Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter, seeks to rename the island from Greenland to a more colorful Red, White and Blueland.
The act would direct the new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to oversee the change and implement it on official documentation and maps to refer to Greenland by the updated name.
“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland,” Carter said in a press release. “President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”
The proposed bill comes as Trump continues to push for the purchase of Greenland from Denmark, although Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has repeatedly said the island is not for sale.
Trump’s interest in Greenland continues
Since Trump’s victory in November, he has shown a continued interest in buying the island for what he says are “national security purposes.”
Trump has also questioned whether Denmark, which has controlled Greenland since 1814, has a “legal right” to the territory and predicted that Greenland’s people will vote to join the U.S. He warned that if Denmark does not give up Greenland, the U.S. will “tariff Denmark at a very high level.”
Trump has also declined to rule out using the U.S. military to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal.
“No, I can’t assure you of either of those two. But I can say this: We need them for economic security. The Panama Canal was built for our military,” Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
Greenlanders not keen on sale
An opinion poll indicated that 85% of Greenlanders do not wish their Arctic island – a semi-autonomous Danish territory – to become a part of the U.S., with nearly half saying they see interest by Trump as a threat.
The survey by pollster Verian, commissioned by the Danish newspaper Berlingske and the Greenlandic daily Sermitsiaq, showed that only 6% of Greenlanders support their island’s joining the U.S., with 9% undecided.
The poll showed that 45% viewed Trump’s interest in Greenland as a threat, with 43% saying they see it as an opportunity, leaving 13% undecided.
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Contributing: Reuters
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