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riversedge

(79,154 posts)
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:44 AM 5 hrs ago

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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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 5 hrs ago OP
The dude's gonna freeze his butt off in Greenland RazorbackExpat 4 hrs ago #1
So Mike Johnson can become governor of LA? More_Cowbell 3 hrs ago #2
gov Johnson? even worse you guys don't know lt gov billy nunguesser. rampartd 2 hrs ago #5
lolololol Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #3
This administration is a disgrace. NotHardly 3 hrs ago #4
Trump is sure mgardener 2 hrs ago #6
Outside of Tommy Tuberville (and Trump, himself), it is hard to imagine a bigger moron hlthe2b 1 hr ago #7
Landry said he'd let Trump pick the head coach for LSU before he would let the athletic director pick one. tetedur 47 min ago #8
Yeah, that'll make Greenland want to be like his state. sinkingfeeling 40 min ago #9
OT: what a goddamn ugly suit. Ray Bruns 11 min ago #10

More_Cowbell

(2,240 posts)
2. So Mike Johnson can become governor of LA?
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 04:21 AM
3 hrs ago

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

mgardener

(2,278 posts)
6. Trump is sure
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 05:41 AM
2 hrs ago

Embarrassing Stefanik, isn't he?

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

hlthe2b

(112,605 posts)
7. Outside of Tommy Tuberville (and Trump, himself), it is hard to imagine a bigger moron
Mon Dec 22, 2025, 06:17 AM
1 hr ago

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

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