This story just keeps getting better and better.
First, President Trump started picking on Justin Trudeau and calling Canada the 51st State, and mere weeks later Trudeau has resigned in disgrace.
Then President Trump started talking about acquiring Greenland and just this week the Greenland Prime Minister has called for Independence from the Dutch!
Greenland Prime Minister Calls For Independence As Trump Presidency Approaches
Now take it one step further....
Don Jr., President Trump's eldest son, will be traveling to Greenland tomorrow.
I love it when a plan comes together!
BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr. is reportedly expected to arrive in Greenland tomorrow.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) January 6, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: Donald Trump Jr. is expected to land in Greenland tomorrow, per government officials
51st State! LFG! 🤣🔥 pic.twitter.com/VB7BesO4uv
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 6, 2025
Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland as prez-elect threatens to acquire island https://t.co/SbvbxYSAO7 pic.twitter.com/9hXhQYHqLp
— New York Post (@nypost) January 6, 2025
The New York Post had more details about the purpose behind the trip:
Donald Trump Jr. is flying to Greenland on Tuesday as his president-elect father refuses to back off his threats to try to acquire the strategically located land, a source familiar with the trip confirmed to The Post.
Don Jr. will not be meeting with any government officials but instead be scoping out the island to “shoot some fun video content for podcasting,” the source said.
President-elect Donald Trump has been making waves in recent weeks by claiming he wants the US to attain “ownership” of Greenland, harking back to his original pitch he made in his first term about trying to expand America’s territory to include the large Denmark-owned island.
A local Denmark outlet first reported the Don Jr. visit with Greenland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, also noting there was no official government visit planned.
The rhetoric from President-elect Trump has already prompted Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede to shoot back that the mineral-rich island is “not for sale and will never be for sale.”
The prime minister declared in his New Year’s speech that the island is seeking independence from the Kingdom of Denmark as part of a movement to remove its “shackles of colonialism.
“It is about time that we ourselves take a step and shape our future, also with regard to who we will cooperate closely with and who our trading partners will be,” the PM said in the weeks after Trump’s threats.
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