Politics

Published Mon, Dec 22 20255:39 PM EST

Key Points

  • Greenland's Prime Minister brushed disconnected President Donald Trump's assignment of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry arsenic a "special envoy" to the territory.
  • Trump has made aggregate entreaties to get Greenland.
  • Landry said connected Monday helium is going to "go person america a large speech with those folks successful Greenland,"

Jeff Landry, politician of Lousiana, speaks successful the Roosevelt Room of the White House successful Washington, DC, US, connected Monday, March 24, 2025.

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Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen connected Monday rebuked President Donald Trump's assignment of a peculiar envoy to Greenland, the U.S. president's latest determination successful his long-running effort to get the autonomous land territory of Denmark.

"Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people, and territorial integrity indispensable beryllium respected," Nielsen said successful a statement. "We are blessed to cooperate with different countries, including the United States, but this indispensable ever instrumentality spot with respect for america and for our values and wishes."

Trump connected Sunday appointed Louisiana's Republican Gov. Jeff Landry to the caller post. He said Landry understands "how indispensable Greenland is to our National Security, and volition powerfully beforehand our Country's Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World."

Landry, successful a post to his X account, thanked Trump for the assignment and said, "It's an grant to service you successful this unpaid presumption to marque Greenland a portion of the U.S."

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In a follow-up post connected Monday, Landry reiterated that helium volition not beryllium leaving his station arsenic Louisiana politician and elaborate his role.

"All we're gonna bash is spell person america a large speech with those folks successful Greenland," Landry said.

Trump has agelong sought to get Greenland from Denmark, archetypal floating the thought successful his archetypal word owed to the island's strategical determination and affluent mineral bounty. He made a propulsion again for the land erstwhile helium was reelected successful 2024, but was rebuked by some Greenland and Denmark, dispatching Vice President J.D. Vance to the land successful March.

The Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen connected Monday said helium was "deeply upset" by Landry's assignment and that helium would summon the U.S. ambassador to Denmark implicit it.