Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland after his father said the U.S. should own the Danish territory
Source: CTV
The eldest son of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that has heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the Danish territory. The Danish state broadcaster reported that Donald Trump Jr.'s plane landed in Nuuk, the capital of the vast and icy territory that has some 57,000 residents. In a statement, Greenland's government said Trump Jr.'s visit would take place "as a private individual" and not as an official visit and that Greenlandic representatives would not meet with him. Mininguaq Kleist, permanent secretary for the Greenland foreign affairs department, told The Associated Press that authorities were informed that Trump Jr. would stay for about four to five hours.
There have been no requests from Trump Jr.'s delegation for official meetings with government representatives. The government of Greenland has also not requested meeting with the delegation, he said. The visit nonetheless has strong political overtones. It comes after president-elect Donald Trump recently voiced a desire -- which he also expressed in during his first presidency -- to acquire the vast Artic territory. Greenland is an autonomous territory that's part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
It also comes as Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede has been calling for independence from Denmark, saying in a New Year's speech that it would be a way for Greenland to free itself from its colonial past. But Egede has also said he has no interest in Greenland becoming part of the United States, insisting that the island is not for sale. Denmark's King Frederik X has been asserting his kingdom's rights to both Greenland as well as the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago located between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Last month, the king changed Denmark's coat of arms to include fields that represent Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Greenland is represented by an upright sitting silver bear with red tongue. The royal announcement noted that since 1194, the royal coat of arms "visually symbolized the legitimacy and sovereignty of the state and the monarch." "We are all united and each of us committed for the Kingdom of Denmark," Frederik said in his New Year's address, adding: "all the way to Greenland." Trump Jr. is in Greenland for a day trip to shoot video content for podcasting, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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wcmagumba
(3,294 posts)Walleye
(36,714 posts)Donald thinks that because he won the election, he owns the United States outright. He will operate under that assumption and apparently the news media is willing to go along for the ride.
FSogol
(46,865 posts)Now that's a podcast I would listen to!
Alternately, they could arrest him in the airport for all the other type of snow he has on him and forcibly deport him.
Attilatheblond
(4,806 posts)while outside trying to snort all that snow.
milestogo
(18,506 posts)2naSalit
(94,012 posts)For whatever reasons, would be best if he just disappeared.
underpants
(187,686 posts)😳
forgotmylogin
(7,701 posts)...handle this and you can be King of Greenland.
He's probably been watching house-squatting videos.
progree
(11,493 posts)a Mercator projection map, that is.
Actually, if one superimposes Greenland onto the middle of a map of the U.S, Greenland fits in between the northern border of the U.S. and the southern tail of Texas. And it's about 1/3 as wide (at its widest point) as it is tall.
Areas in square miles
Greenland: 836k
Texas: 261k (so Greenland is 3.2X larger than Texas)
South America: 6890k (8.2X larger than Greenland)
electric_blue68
(19,091 posts)Lonestarblue
(12,040 posts)Trump is definitely capable of launching a war because he thinks he has the right to take anything he wants. And once Hegseth is confirmed and replaces military leaders with Trump sycophants, whats to stop our takeover of Greenland? Yes, its wrong to attack another country just to exploit their natural resources, but Trumps idol Putin does it a lot.
Denmark is a member of NATO, but would NATO actually come to their defense by attacking the US? Trump and his crazy advisers are most likely assuming that they would not because it is not easy to attack the US.
nwduke
(375 posts)Visits Greenland and gets laughed at by their government! The world now looks at the US as a clown show who voted for a convicted Felon and Rapist for president! A sad time of our country! My former European business associates, please remember the majority of Americans are not like this orange buffoon or his low educated cult followers!
mahina
(19,189 posts)He is trolling to distract us from something. Smith report?
HereForTheParty
(383 posts)Denmark provides a block grant of about $500M a year, or 20% of Greenland's GDP. It seems like a strange time to be calling for independence.
niyad
(121,031 posts)what pretext?
sakabatou
(43,354 posts)ananda
(31,040 posts)They could just give it away.
At least, I wouldn't be totally surprised.
Owens
(368 posts)Odd that Trump doesn't want to make DC or PR a state.
mahatmakanejeeves
(61,946 posts)LeftInTX
(31,161 posts)oasis
(51,842 posts)badhair77
(4,690 posts)that a representative of America can hone in on a country and suggest a takeover. Is this who we are now. There are so many thoughts about this spinning in my brain that I just cant translate them into words.
Pas-de-Calais
(10,028 posts)PortTack
(34,925 posts)LeftInTX
(31,161 posts)JoseBalow
(5,882 posts)Why are we giving this nonsense any oxygen?
claudette
(4,758 posts)As if Greenland wants anything to do with the orange moron. I doubt the Pentagon will want to send troops to invade it either.
IA8IT
(5,955 posts)louis-t
(23,806 posts)I would pay to see that video. A mob of angry Greenlanders chasing him toward his plane, pitchforks and baseball bats.
C_U_L8R
(45,826 posts)They must be in need of laughter
mdbl
(5,557 posts)Or is it just blatant bizarre weird nonsense like usual from him?
Lulu KC
(5,281 posts)I am guessing it is to help Putin, since we already have at least an Air Force base there already.
Totally creepy.
mdbl
(5,557 posts)Lulu KC
(5,281 posts)Certainly not ours.
Cha
(306,118 posts)Stupid Mump woudn't think of it.
I hope it Blows up in their face.
Lulu KC
(5,281 posts)I am feeling sick.
LauraInLA
(1,442 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(146 posts)Banish Jr. to Greenland, the ex girlfriend to Greece, the father's in law to Ambassadorships and Melania to New York with Barron and Netflix. Ivanka and Jarrod exiting stage left. All while closing ranks at the Whitehouse.