Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland after his father said the U.S. should own the Arctic territory

[ad_1] The eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a non-public go to that heightened hypothesis that the incoming U.S. administration may search to take management of the mineral-rich Danish territory that is residence to a big U.S. navy base.

The Danish state broadcaster reported that Donald Trump Jr.'s aircraft landed in Nuuk, capital of the huge and icy Arctic territory that has some 57,000 residents. Native media broadcast footage of him strolling throughout a snowy tarmac.

In an announcement, Greenland's authorities mentioned Trump Jr.'s go to would happen “as a non-public particular person” and never as an official go to and that Greenlandic representatives wouldn't meet with him. Greenland is an autonomous territory that’s a part of Denmark.

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Trump Jr. is in Greenland for a day journey to shoot video content material for podcasting, in line with an individual acquainted with the plans who was not licensed to talk publicly.

Mininguaq Kleist, everlasting secretary for the Greenland overseas affairs division, instructed The Related Press that authorities have been knowledgeable that Trump Jr. would keep for about 4 to 5 hours.

Neither Trump Jr.'s delegation nor Greenlandic authorities officers had requested a gathering, Kleist mentioned.

The go to nonetheless had political overtones. The president-elect not too long ago voiced a want — additionally expressed throughout his first presidency — to accumulate the territory within the Arctic, an space of strategic significance for the U.S, China, Russia and others.

The world’s largest island, Greenland sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and is 80% lined by an ice sheet.

“I'm listening to that the individuals of Greenland are ‘MAGA.’ My son, Don Jr., and numerous representatives, will likely be touring there to go to a number of the most opulent areas and sights,” the president-elect posted on his social media web site Monday evening, referring to his “Make America Nice Once more” motion.

“Greenland is an unbelievable place, and the individuals will profit tremendously if, and when, it turns into a part of our nation,” Trump wrote. “We are going to defend it, and cherish it, from a really vicious outdoors world. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede has known as for independence from Denmark, saying in a New 12 months’s speech that it will be a approach for Greenland to free itself from its colonial previous. However Egede has additionally mentioned he has little interest in Greenland turning into a part of america, insisting that the island isn't on the market.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen mentioned Tuesday that the way forward for Greenland could be determined by Greenland, and known as america Denmark’s most vital ally.

Denmark’s King Frederik X has been asserting the dominion's rights to Greenland in addition to the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago situated between Iceland and Norway within the North Atlantic Ocean.

Final month, the king modified Denmark's coat of arms to incorporate fields that characterize Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Greenland is represented by a silver bear with purple tongue. The royal announcement famous that since 1194, the royal coat of arms “visually symbolized the legitimacy and sovereignty of the state and the monarch.”

“We're all united and every of us dedicated for the Kingdom of Denmark,” the king mentioned in his New 12 months’s tackle, including: “all the best way to Greenland.”

Throughout his first time period, the U.S. president-elect mused about buying Greenland, which gained residence rule from Denmark in 1979. He canceled a scheduled journey to Denmark in August 2019 after its prime minister dismissed the thought.

Reviving the difficulty in an announcement final month as he introduced his choose for U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Trump wrote: “For functions of nationwide safety and freedom all through the world, america of America feels that the possession and management of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”

Trump’s eldest son has develop into a outstanding participant in his father’s political motion and has served on his presidential transition crew, serving to to pick the individuals who will workers the incoming White Home.