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riversedge

(79,434 posts)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:44 AM Dec 22

Trump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland

Source: AP



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 during his presidential transition and in the early months of his return to the White House repeatedly called for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

The issue had drifted out of the headlines in recent months, but in August, Danish officials summoned the U.S. ambassador following a report that at least three people with connections to Trump had carried out covert influence operations in Greenland..........................

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







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Louisiana: Rankings (US News, 2025)
Crime & Corrections: 50
Economy: 50
Health Care: 44
Education: 46
Infrastructure: 48
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And Landry decided his priority is to help Trump take over Greenland?

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Trump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland (Original Post) riversedge Dec 22 OP
The dude's gonna freeze his butt off in Greenland RazorbackExpat Dec 22 #1
But...no Hurricane's Bengus81 Dec 22 #12
Instead of hurricanes, he'll have nor'easters RazorbackExpat Dec 22 #17
So Mike Johnson can become governor of LA? More_Cowbell Dec 22 #2
gov Johnson? even worse you guys don't know lt gov billy nunguesser. rampartd Dec 22 #5
lolololol Solly Mack Dec 22 #3
This administration is a disgrace. NotHardly Dec 22 #4
Trump is sure mgardener Dec 22 #6
Outside of Tommy Tuberville (and Trump, himself), it is hard to imagine a bigger moron hlthe2b Dec 22 #7
Landry said he'd let Trump pick the head coach for LSU before he would let the athletic director pick one. tetedur Dec 22 #8
Good luck buddy, have a great time in Nuuk underpants Dec 23 #27
Setting him up to lose as per usual. Then blame it all on him when Greenland Bengus81 Dec 22 #23
Yeah, that'll make Greenland want to be like his state. sinkingfeeling Dec 22 #9
OT: what a goddamn ugly suit. Ray Bruns Dec 22 #10
Hmmm lonely bird Dec 22 #11
A question... lonely bird Dec 22 #13
You forgot dead last in literacy too. Botany Dec 22 #14
He's trying to start a war with Europe. mwmisses4289 Dec 22 #15
Is that supposed to be a promotion? genxlib Dec 22 #16
Ridiculous! BlueMTexpat Dec 22 #18
Denmark/Greenland should just pull the plug on this travelingthrulife Dec 22 #19
What in the heck is this guy wearing? Irish_Dem Dec 22 #20
Louisiana has lots of greenery WestMichRad Dec 22 #21
Seems like Donald Trump loves to ruin everything, even your morning coffee. chouchou Dec 22 #22
Please, please, please Roy Rolling Dec 22 #24
MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland LetMyPeopleVote Dec 23 #25
WTF is with the bright blue suit? 3catwoman3 Dec 23 #26
the insipid leading the inept. nt Javaman Dec 23 #28

More_Cowbell

(2,241 posts)
2. So Mike Johnson can become governor of LA?
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 04:21 AM
Dec 22

I don't know how much of a career Johnson has left in the House.

mgardener

(2,298 posts)
6. Trump is sure
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:41 AM
Dec 22

Embarrassing Stefanik, isn't he?

He could have easily rewarded her for her years of subservience.

hlthe2b

(112,818 posts)
7. Outside of Tommy Tuberville (and Trump, himself), it is hard to imagine a bigger moron
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 06:17 AM
Dec 22

for that. Maybe he'll handle it like his injection of himself into the firing of the LSU coach.

Bengus81

(9,826 posts)
23. Setting him up to lose as per usual. Then blame it all on him when Greenland
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 09:39 AM
Dec 22

tells Landry to fuck off and nothing happens.

lonely bird

(2,776 posts)
13. A question...
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:34 AM
Dec 22

Is Trump sending “special envoys” to Alberta? Or British Columbia? Or Ontario?

Why the fuck do you send a special envoy to territories of sovereign nations? Yes, I know why but why does the Apricot Appeaser think this is a good look let alone a good idea?

25th amendment this freak.

mwmisses4289

(3,238 posts)
15. He's trying to start a war with Europe.
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:40 AM
Dec 22

How much clearer can Greenland, Denmark and Europe make it to the idgit that they aren't interested? That they know he is only interested in the resources he thinks are there so he mske make a money grab?
Makes one wonder...is he doing this at putins behest?

genxlib

(6,083 posts)
16. Is that supposed to be a promotion?
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:51 AM
Dec 22

Sounds like being banished to an out of the way place to me.

I know it is supposed to be important in Trimp world but it seems like a place where careers go to die. Both by geography and policy.

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)
19. Denmark/Greenland should just pull the plug on this
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 09:02 AM
Dec 22

Although maybe this dude will lose his leisure suit there.

chouchou

(2,807 posts)
22. Seems like Donald Trump loves to ruin everything, even your morning coffee.
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 09:29 AM
Dec 22

37 million people will roll their eyes this morning. (Now what?)

Roy Rolling

(7,420 posts)
24. Please, please, please
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 10:38 AM
Dec 22

“Take him. Move him to Greenland.”
—Every Sane Louisiana resident

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,967 posts)
25. MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland
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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