US EditionDenmark protests after Trump taps Louisiana governor as special Greenland envoy
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as U.S. special envoy to Greenland in posts and White House statements.
- The move follows Trump’s repeated emphasis that Greenland is essential to U.S. national security and resource interests, reviving talk of increased control over the mineral-rich island.
- The governor called the appointment a volunteer role and wrote it honored him to serve to make Greenland part of the U.S., while remaining Louisiana governor until 2028.
- Denmark reacted by summoning U.S. ambassador Ken Howery and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he is "deeply angered by the appointment and the statement, which I find totally unacceptable," demanding respect for Denmark’s territorial integrity.
- Beyond the headline, the island’s strategic location and local opinion show Greenland, strategically located between North America and Europe, faces rising China and Russia Arctic interest while its 57,000 people favour independence but not U.S. incorporation.
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Greenland once again leads to diplomatic tensions between the US and Denmark: After the appointment of a US special envoy to Greenland, Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen said that President Trump's decision was completely unacceptable. The government announced that it would appoint the US ambassador in Copenhagen.
International Writing, Dec 22 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed as a special envoy for Greenland the governor of the state of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, who said that his task will be to convert that autonomous territory of Denmark “in part of the U.S..” In a message published late this Sunday – Washington local time – on his social Truth network, Trump announced the appointment of Landry, a former congressman who has been governor …
Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Denmark, appointing a special envoy for Greenland, in order to “make the part of the United States.” The situation provoked a response from the European country, which called on the US ambassador. In a message published last Sunday on his social truth network, Trump announced the appointment of Jeff Landry, a former congressman who has been governor of Louisiana since 2024, as a “special envoy from the United …
Denmark, "indignant," announced on Monday the upcoming convocation of the US Ambassador to Copenhagen after US President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy for Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory that he threatened to annex.
Denmark announced on Monday December 22nd the upcoming convocation of the United States ambassador to Copenhagen after President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the appointment of a special envoy for Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory he threatened to annex. The President of the United States, who covets the wealth of his basement, repeats his desire to make this vast Danish autonomous territory a US land.
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