Donald Trump has named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy for Greenland, underscoring the US president’s determination to take control of the vast Arctic island from Denmark. Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland’s foreign minister, met the new US ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, this month and said Mr Trump’s comments had created “uncertainty”. Mr Trump had a fiery phone call in January with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen during which he insisted Greenland would be his. Mr Trump has also recently named Thomas Dans, an investor and Russian expert, as head of the US Arctic Research Commission. Mr Dans arranged a visit to Greenland for Donald Trump jnr, the US president’s son.

Source: The Irish Times December 22, 2025 16:09 UTC