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riversedge

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Mon Dec 22, 2025, 02:44 AM 10 hrs ago

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

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