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 United States, with nearly half saying they see interest by U.

A poll shows very few Greenland residents have any interest in President Trump's call for the autonomous Danish territory to become part of the U.S.

An opinion poll indicated on Tuesday that 85% of Greenlanders do not wish their Arctic island - a semi-autonomous Danish territory - to become a part of the United States, Danish daily Berlingske reported.

As much as President Donald Trump wants Greenland to become part of the United States, Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S. So says a poll conducted for Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq and Denmark’s Berlingske,

As President Trump pushes for Greenland to join the U.S., a new poll finds 85% of the semi-autonomous Danish territory's residents oppose the move. Why it matters: Trump has stepped up his push push for Greenland since he won November's election despite the terrotory's leader and Denmark's prime minister saying it's not for sale and told reporters Saturday he thinks the U.