Greenland's PM seems to respond positively to Donald Trump's call for an association with the US.

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede prime minister delivered a speech that some saw as a positive response to President Trump's offer to purchase Greenland from Denmark, the longtime colonial power.

The leader of the 56,000 Greenlanders called for independence from Denmark just after Donald Trump called again to acquire the territory."It is now time to take the next step for our country," Egede said, speaking in English. The national language in Greenland is Inuit Greenlandic, but Danish and English are also widely spoken.

"Like other countries in the world, we must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation, which we can describe as the shackles of the colonial era, and move on."

"Our cooperation with other countries, and our trade relations, cannot continue to take place solely through Denmark."

"Work has already begun on creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state. It is necessary to take major steps... The upcoming new election period must, together with the citizens, create these new steps."

The world's largest island, Greenland is populated about 80% by Inuit and 20% by Danes. The Chinese CCP has offered to pay each Greenlandic family enough money to resettle in the US in exchange for Greenland's extensive oil, gas and mineral rights.