Photograph: Jim Watson/Getty ImagesUS president Donald Trump on ‍Monday reasserted the United States ‌has have Greenland for its national security ‍and said a special envoy he appointed to the Arctic island would “lead the charge”. Mr Trump named Louisiana governor ⁠Jeff ⁠Landry on Sunday ⁠as his special envoy to ‍Greenland, drawing renewed criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington’s ‌interest in ‌the mineral-rich island. Mr Trump has advocated for Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, to become part of the United States, citing its strategic importance and mineral resources. We have to have it,” Mr Trump told reporters in Palm Beach, Florida, adding ⁠that Mr Landry wanted to “lead the charge”. Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, earlier said in a joint statement that ‌Greenland ​belongs ‍to Greenlanders.

Source: The Irish Times December 23, 2025 18:29 UTC