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Trump calls out Denmark's 'nasty' and 'inappropriate' response to Greenland purchase

President Trump remarks on postponing his meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after her response to his interest in buying Greenland.

A group of Flemish nationalist politicians on Thursday joked that President Trump could buy a portion of Belgium at a steal – for only 1 euro – after Danish leaders spurned his idea to buy Greenland.

The youth wing of the New Flemish Alliance tweeted a proposal for Trump to purchase Wallonia, a French-speaking, left-leaning region of southern Belgium. The New Flemish Alliance is based in Flanders, a portion of Belgium that has seen a surge of nationalist and separatist Flemish parties in recent years, Euronews reported.

“Dear President @realDonaldTrump, one euro and Wallonia is yours. Call us. #GreenlandIsNotForSale,” Jong N-VA, the youth wing of the New Flemish Alliance, the tweet read.

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The tweet was accompanied with a photo of a "Trump" building resembling one tweeted by the president earlier this week that showed Trump Tower over a Greenland village with the caption: "I promise not to do this to Greenland!"

"It was just a joke aimed at a young Flemish audience, going along with something trending on Twitter, nothing more," Jong N-VA President Lawrence Vancraeyenest told Euronews. "I sincerely hope there is still room for some humor in politics. Especially young people need that."

The N-VA won 43 seats in Belgium's 150-seat parliament in the latest elections.

Trump's idea to buy Greenland was met with ridicule and disdain from Danish and Greenland leaders. The Arctic island is a semi-autonomous Danish territory with a population of around 56,000.

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Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, called the idea "absurd" and said Greenland is not for sale. Frederiksen's response seemingly bothered Trump, who canceled a scheduled September visit to the country.

"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," Trump tweeted Tuesday.