US EditionTrump Greenland Envoy Disinvited From Dogsled Race Amid Heightened Rhetoric
Greenlanders opposed U.S. envoy Jeff Landry's presence at the culturally important dogsled race due to concerns over U.S. sovereignty claims and alliance tensions, organizers said.
- A statement released Sunday said the tourist company that invited Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry withdrew his invitation to the March 28 dogsled race in Qasigiannguit, featuring 30 top teams.
- President Donald Trump has floated buying or annexing Greenland and intensified that rhetoric during his second term, following the appointment of Jeff Landry as U.S. special envoy to Greenland.
- Reports Tuesday said local dog-sledders snubbed the Trump administration, and last year leaders canceled Second lady Usha Vance's invite over perceived 'undertones' of American interest.
- Denmark and Greenland issued a joint statement rejecting U.S. takeover ideas, while Emmanuel Macron, French President, voiced support for their sovereignty and borders.
- In the broader Arctic contest, the U.S. National Security Strategy stresses Greenland's importance for U.S. security and aims to limit China and Russia's influence.
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Furious dog-sledders snub Trump admin from major event in Greenland
A group of angry dog-sledders snubbed the Trump administration from attending a major event in Greenland, according to reports Tuesday. Louisiana Gov. and U.S. envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry was disinvited by Greenlanders to a dogsled race, an annual event with cultural significance for the self-governing Arctic country's majority native population, The Daily Beast reported. In a statement from the Greenland Dogsledding Association released Sund…
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President Donald Trump has again elevated Greenland to a central place in his foreign policy, renewing a long-running push that has unsettled US allies. The latest move came with the appointment of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, charged with advancing Trump’s goal of bringing the territory under US control. Trump has argued the island is vital for American national security. Denmark and Greenland swiftly rejected the i…
Trump Greenland envoy Jeff Landry disinvited from dog sled race amid heightened rhetoric
President Donald Trump’s Greenland envoy, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-La.), was disinvited from the territory’s annual dogsled race amid White House rhetoric encouraging the annexation of the self-governing Danish territory.
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Trump Greenland envoy disinvited from dog sled race amid heightened rhetoric
Greenland envoy, Gov. Jeff Landry, was disinvited from the territory’s annual dogsled race amid White House rhetoric encouraging the annexation of the self-governing Danish territory.
Trump Greenland envoy disinvited from dogsled race amid heightened rhetoric
President Trump’s Greenland envoy, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), was disinvited from the territory’s annual dogsled race amid White House rhetoric encouraging the annexation of the self-governing Danish territory. The Greenland Dogsledding Association (KNQK) was “informed that the tourist company that invited Governor Jeff Landry from the United States has withdrawn its invitation. This is…
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