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dalton99a

(92,125 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:04 AM Dec 22

Trump appoints Louisiana governor to "make Greenland a part of the U.S."

https://apnews.com/article/trump-greenland-jeff-landry-envoy-louisiana-6babac895313a5ec65b5df79c7f86b45

Trump announces he’s appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland
By AAMER MADHANI
Updated 10:47 PM CST, December 21, 2025

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump ‍on Sunday announced he ⁠is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. ‌special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over.

“Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World,” Trump said in announcing the appointment.

Trump has said that Greenland is crucial for U.S. security and hasn’t ruled out taking the island by military force, even though Denmark is a NATO ally of the U.S.

“It’s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S.,” Landry wrote in a posting on X in which he thanked Trump for the appointment. He added, “This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!”

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https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-trump-landry-special-envoy-7df618b975f25f7a606ec84f6d82bff9

Denmark and Greenland vow that the US won’t take over Greenland after Trump appoints envoy
By GEIR MOULSON
Updated 6:36 AM CST, December 22, 2025

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the U.S. won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump ‍announced the appointment of a ‌special envoy to Greenland.

Trump’s announcement on Sunday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry would be the U.S. special envoy prompted a new flare-up of tensions over Washington’s interest in the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally. Denmark’s foreign minister said in comments to Danish broadcasters that he plans to summon the U.S. ambassador.

”We have said it before. Now, we say it again. National borders and the sovereignty of states are rooted in international law,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said in a joint statement. “They are fundamental principles. You cannot annex another country. Not even with an argument about international security.”

“Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and the U.S. shall not take over Greenland,” they added in the statement, emailed by Frederiksen’s office. “We expect respect for our joint territorial integrity.”

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Trump appoints Louisiana governor to "make Greenland a part of the U.S." (Original Post) dalton99a Dec 22 OP
Landry is a buffoon Renew Deal Dec 22 #1
I double-checked to make sure this was not The Onion. NBachers Dec 22 #2
So, in order to protect the SURVIVAL of the FUCKING WORLD, Trump's plan is give dipshit Jeff Landry AZJonnie Dec 22 #3
Again with that nonsense? How about those Epstein Files, monster? Dave Bowman Dec 22 #4
Dear Greenland... look at the rankings of Louisiana... IcyPeas Dec 22 #5
In other words, Greenland to became a brothel. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 22 #6
Ongoing effort to degrade US standing in the world. NotHardly Dec 22 #7
I.O.W.s Botany Dec 22 #8
The NATO charter requires all members to come to the aid of any one member if attacked DFW Dec 22 #9
Good news for Greenland RedArkGuy Dec 22 #10
Landry is another Mini-Me wannabe to Trump. Landry has said he'd let Trump pick the LSU football head coach tetedur Dec 22 #11
This is further proof of T****'s deterioration. The Madcap Dec 22 #12
Jesus take the wheel. We are living in the stupidest time. In It to Win It Dec 22 #13
Jeffrey Had An Island, So Trump MUST HAVE A BIGGER ONE ...... ColoringFool Dec 22 #14
MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland LetMyPeopleVote Dec 23 #15

Renew Deal

(84,706 posts)
1. Landry is a buffoon
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:09 AM
Dec 22

Nothing serious or positive would come of this. He probably got the job because nobody else was dumb enough to take it. If he ever wants to be president, this assignment will hurt him.

AZJonnie

(2,817 posts)
3. So, in order to protect the SURVIVAL of the FUCKING WORLD, Trump's plan is give dipshit Jeff Landry
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:29 AM
Dec 22

a PART-TIME VOLUNTEER JOB to perform this critical task, in his spare time, while he also governs the state of Louisiana?!?

That is brilliant. Just brilliant!

IcyPeas

(24,856 posts)
5. Dear Greenland... look at the rankings of Louisiana...
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:42 AM
Dec 22

Don't be like Louisiana.

Tell him to go back to where he came from.... and fix his own state.

DFW

(59,730 posts)
9. The NATO charter requires all members to come to the aid of any one member if attacked
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 04:47 AM
Dec 22

If Greenland is attacked by the USA, then Britain, France, Spain, Turkey, Germany and the rest are required to come to Denmark's aid.

That might get "awkward." I wonder how the US military would respond to such an order?

I will say that if the USA attacks Greenland, that would finally justify changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

RedArkGuy

(871 posts)
10. Good news for Greenland
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 04:57 AM
Dec 22

This guy is an incredible moron. Not the person you'd put in charge of a nearly impossible task of this sort.

tetedur

(1,405 posts)
11. Landry is another Mini-Me wannabe to Trump. Landry has said he'd let Trump pick the LSU football head coach
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 06:13 AM
Dec 22

before he lets the athletic director do it. That must have been how Landry got Trump's attention and approval. It's the kind of dictator move that Trump revels in.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/sports/louisiana-gov-jeff-landry-claims-hed-let-trump-pick-lsus-next-coach-before-athletic-director/

The Madcap

(1,750 posts)
12. This is further proof of T****'s deterioration.
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 07:27 AM
Dec 22

This is at least the third cycle of his interest in Greenland. He brings it up, makes noise, then forgets, only to bring it up again a few weeks later like it's a new thing. Other examples: Russia/Ukraine Peace deal, Tariffs, etc.

He's weaving all over the road like he's swilled an entire bottle of Bacardi.

ColoringFool

(254 posts)
14. Jeffrey Had An Island, So Trump MUST HAVE A BIGGER ONE ......
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 07:53 AM
Dec 22

That is the psychological motivation.

Just another manifestation of his insatiable and (literally, to him) maddening need to surpass and "brand."

Rest assured, he is thinking in terms of "Trump's Greenland."

The only time he backed down from besting was in Butler, PA, when he TACOed out of actually being assassinated by play-acting. The re-naming of the Kennedy Center, with his name above JFK's, is his way of coping.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,961 posts)
15. MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland
Reply to dalton99a (Original post)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 05:21 PM
Dec 23

The governor already has a full-time job, but the Republican has apparently accepted a new and unexpected side gig.

Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”

Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”

Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”

Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”

The pattern is ... not subtle.

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-12-23T15:43:40.829Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-a-weird-move-trump-taps-louisianas-landry-to-serve-as-a-special-envoy-to-greenland

Gov. Jeff Landry already has his hands full with a full-time job, but the Louisiana Republican has apparently accepted a new and unexpected side gig. Reuters reported:

President Donald Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland, drawing renewed criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington’s interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island. […]

Landry, in a post on X, thanked Trump: ‘It’s an honor to serve … in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S. This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!’


Late last year, when Trump was still in his post-election transition period, he announced plans to try to annex Greenland for reasons he struggled to explain. In the weeks and months that followed, the Republican suggested he was quite serious about his imperialistic ambitions — in March, he refused to take the possible use of force off the table — and as 2025 comes to an end, the president has tapped Landry as a special envoy because, as he put it, the governor “understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security.”

Everything about this story remains quite odd, in part because the White House continues to infuriate Denmark, a longtime NATO ally, and in part because Greenland clearly has no interest in becoming part of the United States.....

Indeed, despite the fact that special envoys have tended to be used for areas facing international crises, Trump tapped others for envoy roles, leading to inevitable diplomatic confusion about who, exactly, speaks on behalf of the administration.

With the addition of Landry to the diplomatic team, the problem is suddenly worse for reasons the White House has yet to explain
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