Donald Trump Jr is readied to check out Greenland on Tuesday in the middle of his daddy’s pointers that the Danish area must become part of the United States.
President- choose Donald Trump validated his boy’s see on his system Truth Social.
“I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA.’ My son, Don Jr, and various representatives, will be traveling there to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights,” he uploaded late on Monday.
“Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation. We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside world. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!” he included.
Trump Jr will certainly be shooting video clip web content for a podcast, an individual accustomed to the strategies informed theAssociated Press He is a singing advocate of his daddy’s plans, however has actually claimed he will certainly not be signing up with the brand-new management.
The Danish Foreign Ministry claimed it understood the see.
“As it is not an official American visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has no further comment,” the ministry claimed.
Why is Trump curious about Greenland?
Greenland exists in between the Atlantic and Arctic seas, and regarding 80% of it is covered in ice. It houses a big United States army base. It has its very own parliament and federal government, and brand-new political elections are readied to be held this year.
This is not the very first time Trump has actually revealed passion in United States control ofGreenland He had actually made comparable cases back in 2019.
“For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump claimed in December 2024.
In feedback, Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede claimed, “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale.”
Egede and various other leaders have actually revealed their strategies to promote self-reliance from Denmark, its previous colonial leader.
Greenland mediator Mininnguaq Kleist informed Danish public tv DR that Trump Jr.’s journey appears to be an exclusive one, and few information were learnt about it. He is not anticipated to satisfy any kind of authorities, Kleist bought.
On Monday, billionaire Elon Musk that is a close expert to Trump uploaded on social media sites: “The People of Greenland should decide their future and I think they want to be part of America!”
tg/zc (AFP, AP, Reuters)
