@Hirudinea Yes — Donald Trump has talked about letting the people of Greenland decide their future in some way, but not in the straightforward sense of a referendum specifically on whether Greenland should join the United States. Here’s what’s most accurate based on reporting and public statements:
What Trump has said or implied
In early January 2025, Trump wrote that “the people of Greenland would love to become [an American state],” which suggests he believes Greenlanders would choose U.S. statehood if given the chance — even though polls show most Greenlanders oppose joining the U.S..
Trump’s campaign to acquire Greenland has been framed publicly around the idea that it should happen with consent from Denmark and Greenland’s parliament — not that he’s currently running an official referendum process.
What hasn’t happened (so far)
Greenland has not held and is not holding a referendum on joining the United States, nor has the Trump administration announced such a referendum with Greenland’s government. Greenlanders do have the legal ability under Denmark’s self-government arrangements to hold a referendum on independence from Denmark, but that’s a separate issue.
What Greenland’s leaders say
Greenland’s government has firmly rejected the idea of becoming part of the U.S. and stressed that any decision about sovereignty must come from Greenlanders themselves — but there’s no current referendum on U.S. statehood planned.
In short: Trump has talked as if the people of Greenland should get a say and suggested they would support joining the U.S., but there isn’t an official Greenlandic referendum on joining the United States that he’s called for or organized.
It's why he wanted to give the people of Greenland what 10,000 which is really cheap in my opinion so they could vote to leave.