US EditionTrump Envoy Disinvited From Greenland Dog Sled Race, Organisers Call Move 'Reassuring'
The invitation was withdrawn after local protests against US political interference; the Greenland Dog Sledding Association called the invite inappropriate, preserving the event's tradition.
- On Jan 19 the Greenland Dog Sledding Association said a private Greenlandic tour operator withdrew its invitation to Jeff Landry for the annual dog‑sled race.
- After the invitation surfaced from a private Greenlandic tour operator, organisers said KNQK last week criticised it as `wholly inappropriate` and warned against outside political actors.
- Landry, appointed last month by President Donald Trump, had said he planned a March visit to Greenland in his role as special envoy.
- Organisers said the withdrawal preserves the event's non‑political nature, responding to local objections, while the Greenland Dog Sledding Association called the development `This is reassuring`, Politico quoted on Facebook Sunday.
- The episode follows previous opposition to US political involvement in Greenland, as last year Usha Vance, wife of US Vice‑President J.D. Vance, cancelled plans amid protests amid tensions after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on eight European countries including Denmark.
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Republican Governor Disinvited From Greenland Dog Sled Race After Trump’s Tariff Threats
Gerald Herbert/APLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, was disinvited from attending a dog sled race on the island following a weekend of saber rattling from the president as he aggressively pushes for U.S. acquisition of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.The Greenland Dog Sledding Association (KNQK) said in a release on Sunday that it “has been informed that the tourist company that invited Governor…
The Greenlandic Husky Federation (KNQK) said on Monday that an invitation to the race for the new US special envoy had been withdrawn, as Washington continued to threaten to take over the autonomous Danish territory.
Trump envoy disinvited from Greenland dog sled race, organisers call move 'reassuring'
The Greenland Dog Sledding Association (KNQK) had objected to the invitation extended to Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and last week opened an investigation into who had authorised it, according to a report
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