Donald Trump Jr arrives in Greenland for a personal trip after controversial and threatening remarks made by his President-elect father suggesting the US should own the Arctic territory.
Trump Jr arrived in Greenland on Tuesday amid a controversy sparked by his father, US President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has expressed on numerous occasions his desire to acquire the Arctic country and bring it under US ownership.
The incoming US president has floated the idea of purchasing the country from Denmark, a proposal that was swiftly and harshly rejected by Copenhagen, who stressed that Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland, and that the country is not for sale.
After Trump Jr’s arrival in Greenland, Donald Trump added to the controversy. In a press conference at his Florida Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump doubled-down expressing his interest in seizing control of the country under the Danish crown for reasons of national security.
Responding to a reporter asking him to provide guarantees that military and economic coercion methods will not be used to seize Greenland and the Panama Canal, which Trump is also eyeing, he said I can’t assure you.
You’re talking about Panama and Greenland. No, I can’t assure you either of those two. But I can say this. We need them for economic security.
We need Greenland for national security purposes. I’ve been told that for a long time, long before I even ran. I mean, people have been talking about it for a long time. You have approximately 45,000 people there.
People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security. That’s for the free world. I’m talking about protecting the free world. You look at, you don’t even need binoculars.
You look outside, you have China’s merchant ships all over the place. You have Russian oil tankers and submarines all over the place. We’re not letting that continue to happen, added Trump.
Trump has even threatened to tariff Denmark at a very high level if it does not cooperate with his bid to purchase the island. Trump Jr, who flew into the capital Nuuk on his father’s private plane, was received by journalists who questioned the intent of his visit.
We’re just here as tourists, seeing it, looks like an incredible place, we’ve been talking about going for a while, I was actually supposed to be here last Spring with some of the stuff I do in my free time.
But just really excited to be here, awesome country, the scenery coming in was just spectacular so just very excited to be here.
Trump Jr is not scheduled to stay long at the country. Prior to his arrival, officials in Greenland say they were notified about the visit to ensure appropriate security precautions were taken at the airport.
They say the plans they received suggested the visit was a relatively short one, only lasting between four and five hours.
Euro News / ABC Flash Point News 2025.