Donald Trump confirmed Monday that his eldest son Don Jr plans to go to Greenland, two weeks after the US president-elect instructed that Washington annex the autonomous Danish territory.
“My son, Don Jr, and numerous representatives, can be touring there to go to a few of the most luxurious areas and sights,” Trump stated in a publish on his Truth Social website, with out providing a particular timeframe for the journey.
“Greenland is an unimaginable place, and the individuals will profit tremendously if, and when, it turns into a part of our Nation. We will shield it, and cherish it, from a really vicious exterior World. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”
Earlier, the Danish international ministry stated it had “famous the deliberate go to of Donald Trump Jr. to Greenland,” including: “As it isn’t an official American go to, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has no additional remark.”
Just earlier than Christmas, Trump stated that “for functions of National Security and Freedom all through the World, the United States of America feels that the possession and management of Greenland is an absolute necessity”.
The island’s authorities responded that it was not on the market, echoing its response to related statements from then president Trump in 2019.
No particulars of Don Jr’s go to have been made public, and it seems to be a non-public journey, a Greenland diplomat, Mininnguaq Kleist, instructed Danish public tv DR.
Kleist stated that Trump Jr, who’s near his father, isn’t anticipated to satisfy with any Greenland officers.
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede was resulting from meet King Frederik X in Copenhagen on Wednesday, however the assembly was postponed for scheduling causes, in accordance with native media.