Greenland and Denmark Reject Trump's Offer of a USA Hospital Ship

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Greenlandic Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rejected an offer from Donald Trump to deploy the Mercy hospital ship.The diplomatic tension arose after the Danish military evacuated a USA submariner to a hospital in Nuuk using a Seahawk helicopter.Donald Trump claimed the local population lacks adequate healthcare, prompting Jens-Frederik Nielsen to defend the island's free and comprehensive medical system.While Donald Trump appointed Jeff Landry as a special envoy due to the strategic importance for NATO, naval reports suggest no USA hospital ships are currently available.
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