Overview
- President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland, and Landry initially wrote he would work “to make Greenland a part of the U.S.” while remaining governor.
- Copenhagen said it would summon U.S. Ambassador Ken Howery, with Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen calling the move and Landry’s statements “completely unacceptable.”
- Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Jens‑Frederik Nielsen issued a joint statement stressing that borders are grounded in international law and that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”
- In a Fox News interview, Landry later said the U.S. is “not trying to conquer anybody” and framed his mission as opening dialogue with Greenland’s residents.
- Trump argued the U.S. “needs” Greenland for national security and has previously declined to rule out using force, while EU officials and several European governments backed Denmark’s sovereignty.