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Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland citing its strategic Arctic location for U.S. national security amid protests from Denmark and Greenland.
- Dec. 22, 2025, President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland during a White House warship announcement, saying `We have to have it and he wanted to lead the charge`.
- Trump revived his long-standing interest in Greenland citing its strategic Arctic location and mineral wealth, crucial for missile defense and reducing reliance on Chinese exports.
- Denmark and Greenland insisted the United States will not take over Greenland and demanded respect for territorial integrity, while Lars Lokke Rasmussen summoned the U.S. ambassador and called the appointment deeply upsetting.
- Greenland's prime minister and Anna Kelly said Landry's volunteer role to make Greenland part of the U.S. does not change the island's status or affect life at home.
- The episode revived earlier tensions including covert influence by Trump allies and past calls to seize Greenland, which has about 57,000 people and whose residents mostly oppose U.S. control.
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Danes ‘outraged’ at revived Trump Greenland push
What happenedPresident Donald Trump yesterday revived his early-term campaign to take control of Greenland, a self-ruling territory of NATO ally Denmark. Trump has publicly coveted the large Arctic island’s mineral wealth, but “we need Greenland for national security, not for minerals,” he told reporters yesterday. “We have to have it,” he added, and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) will “lead the charge.” Who said whatTrump unexpectedly named Lan…
Donald Trump, who took office, announced that Greenland should go to America for the sake of America's own security. Almost a year later, D. Trump returned to the topic. On Christmas Eve, he appointed a special envoy to Greenland and reiterated that America needs Greenland. Add to that D. Trump's actions aimed at regime change in Venezuela, his diplomacy with the dictators of Russia and Belarus, and it becomes obvious that Lithuania stands at a …
Trump and his people are deliberately using history selectively to sow discord between Greenland and Denmark, according to the analysis by a historian. The appointment of a special envoy to Greenland is the latest step.
Trump Names Envoy To Annex Greenland, Danes Not Having It
When a superpower repeatedly makes calls for taking over a sovereign nation, despite their protestations that they're not interested in being owned by the United States, and then names a special envoy to Greenland to do just that anyway, that's called a provocative act. Trump seems to think Gunboat Diplomacy is still alive and well. Source: BBC Donald Trump has sparked a fresh row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the v…
COPENHAGUE. – President Donald Trump reiterated on Monday that the United States needs to control Greenland for “national security reasons,” after his appointment of a special envoy for that Danish Arctic island sparked a new dispute with Denmark and added a new front of tension with Europe. Since his return to the White House in January, the Republican tycoon has stated that he “needs” that autonomous territory strategically located and rich in…
What to Know About Trump’s Special Envoy to Greenland
WASHINGTON—A few days before Christmas, President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland. “Thank you, @realDonaldTrump! It’s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S. This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!” Landry wrote on X on Dec. 21. The announcement, which sparked criticism from the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark, came less than two …
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