President Trump's envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, seeks dialogue, not conquest

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President Donald Trump ’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland mentioned Tuesday the administration needs to open a dialogue with residents of the territory, stressing the U.S. isn't looking for to "conquer" the island.

Throughout an look on Fox Information’ "The Will Cain Present," Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who was tapped as special envoy to Greenland by Trump on Sunday, mentioned discussions have to be had with Greenlanders to know what they need shifting ahead.

"What are they in search of? What alternatives have they not gotten? Why have not they gotten the safety that they really deserve?" Landry mentioned.

Landry added that the U.S. "has all the time been a welcoming occasion," and that the Trump administration isn't going to "go in there attempting to overcome anyone" or "take over anyone's nation."

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<source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/672/378/president-elect-donald-trump-louisiana-governor-jeff-landry.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/1344/756/president-elect-donald-trump-louisiana-governor-jeff-landry.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/931/523/president-elect-donald-trump-louisiana-governor-jeff-landry.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/1862/1046/president-elect-donald-trump-louisiana-governor-jeff-landry.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"> Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, proper, was just lately appointed envoy to Greenland by President Donald Trump. (Scott Olson/Getty Photos)

Landry's feedback got here after Danish leaders sharply criticized Trump after he introduced the appointment of the brand new particular envoy to Greenland, a territory managed by Denmark.

"We've mentioned it earlier than. Now, we are saying it once more. Nationwide borders and the sovereignty of states are rooted in international law ," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen mentioned in a joint assertion Monday. "They're elementary ideas. You can't annex one other nation. Not even with an argument about worldwide safety."

Trump wrote on Fact Social Monday that Landry "understands how important Greenland is to our Nationwide Safety, and can strongly advance our Nation’s Pursuits for the Security, Safety, and Survival of our Allies, and certainly, the World."

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, proper, has been appointed U.S. envoy to Greenland. (Win McNamee/Getty Photos)

On Tuesday, Danish Overseas Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen referred to as Trump's feedback "fully unacceptable," including that he would summon the U.S. ambassador.

The Danish kingdom, he wrote on Fb, is "sovereign and can't settle for that others query it."

Trump has beforehand expressed ambitions for the U.S. to amass Greenland, posting on Fact Social in December 2024 that "possession and management of Greenland is an absolute necessity" for nationwide safety functions.

President Donald Trump’s new envoy to Greenland mentioned Tuesday the administration needs to open a dialogue with residents of the territory, and that the usis not seeking to "conquer" the island. (Leon Neal/Getty Photos; Allison Robbert/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)

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In one other publish from January 2025, Trump mentioned Greenland is an "unimaginable place," and its individuals will "profit tremendously if, and when, it turns into a part of our Nation," earlier than declaring, "MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!"