Donald Trump Jr is planning to visit Greenland, two weeks after his father repeated his desire for the US to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
Donald Trump reignited controversy in December when he said “ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity” for US national security.
He said Don Jr and “various representatives” would travel to Greenland “to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights”.
Trump added that Greenland and its people “will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our nation”.
“We have noted the planned visit of Donald Trump Jr to Greenland.
Two weeks after his father reaffirmed his wish for the United States to annex the independent Danish territory, Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to travel to Greenland.
US media report that the son of the US president-elect intends to use the one-day private visit to record video footage for a podcast.
After declaring in December that “ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity” for US national security, Donald Trump sparked a new round of controversy.
Earlier in his first term as president, he had indicated interest in purchasing the Arctic island. The leaders of Greenland rejected Trump both times.
“We are not for sale and we will not be for sale,” Mute Egede, the prime minister of the island, declared in December. “The people who live in Greenland own it. “.
On his Truth Social social media account on Monday, President-elect Trump verified his son’s journey.
Greenland would be visited “to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights” by Don Jr. and “various representatives,” he said.
“If, and when, it becomes part of our nation, Greenland and its people will benefit tremendously,” Trump continued.
He declared, “We will cherish and protect it from a very vicious outside world.”. “Restore Greenland’s greatness.”.
A video of an unidentified Greenlander, sporting a red Make America Great Again hat, urging Trump to purchase Greenland and free it from “colonization” by Denmark was also included in the president-elect’s post.
It’s not clear who the man in the video is.
For the United States, Greenland is strategically significant because it is on the shortest path from North America to Europe. Additionally, a sizable American space facility is located there.
Throughout the 2024 US election campaign, the president-elect’s eldest son was a major player, frequently making appearances at rallies and in the media.
However, the Danish foreign ministry has stated that he will not be visiting Greenland on behalf of his father’s incoming government.
“We are aware that Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to visit Greenland. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BBC News that it has no further comments regarding the visit because it is not an official American visit.
profile of Greenland.
A significant increase in defense spending for Greenland was announced by the Danish government just hours after President-elect Trump’s most recent intervention. The timing of the announcement was referred to as a “irony of fate” by Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
Denmark’s King Frederik X modified the country’s royal coat of arms on Monday, making Greenland and the Faroe Islands more noticeable.
Although some have interpreted this as a jab at Trump, Greenland’s separatist movement may make it contentious as well.
In his New Year’s speech, King Frederik declared that the Kingdom of Denmark was united “all the way to Greenland” and that “we belong together.”.
However, Greenland’s prime minister advocated for independence from Denmark in his own New Year’s speech, stating that the island needs to escape “the shackles of colonialism.”.
