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douglas9

(5,513 posts) Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:09 AM Dec 22

Denmark and Greenland vow that the US won't take over Greenland after Trump appoints envoy

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.”

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

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Denmark and Greenland vow that the US won't take over Greenland after Trump appoints envoy (Original Post) douglas9 Dec 22 OP

so, what happens if Greenland/Denmark... ret5hd Dec 22 #1

that is the perfect negotiating strategy for landry lock him in the refrigerator rampartd Dec 22 #2

Why even let him into the country? WHY cooperate with our nutcase? travelingthrulife Dec 22 #3

MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland LetMyPeopleVote Dec 23 #4

ret5hd

(22,193 posts)

1. so, what happens if Greenland/Denmark...

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:13 AM

Dec 22

completely ignore this fool?

no entry, no discussions, no meetings, no handshakes, no correspondence…no acknowledgement at all.

rampartd

(3,793 posts)

2. that is the perfect negotiating strategy for landry lock him in the refrigerator

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:30 AM

Dec 22

do i get a new governor out of this or do i share one with greenland?

landry wanys to "make greenland great again" part of the USA

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/jeff-landry-declares-aim-to-make-greenland-part-of-us/ar-AA1SP2lH?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Landry will remain Louisiana governor while serving in his new role for Trump.

https://lailluminator.com/2025/12/21/landry-greenland/

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)

3. Why even let him into the country? WHY cooperate with our nutcase?

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 09:50 AM

Dec 22

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,961 posts)

4. MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 05:19 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? â€œNational security.â€

Why should Trumpâ€™s ballroom vanity project proceed? â€œNational security.â€

Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? â€œNational security.â€

Why does Trump hate the New York Times? â€œNational security.â€

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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