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Donald Trump Jr to go to Greenland, official says, after president-elect Trump suggests taking management of island

By Editorial Board Published January 7, 2025 4 Min Read
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Donald Trump Jr to go to Greenland, official says, after president-elect Trump suggests taking management of island

Donald Trump Jr is ready to go to Greenland – days after his father Donald Trump floated taking management of the Arctic island.

Greenland’s head of international affairs Mininnguaq Kleist mentioned Mr Trump Jr can be arriving for a non-public go to on Tuesday, Danish broadcaster DR reported.

He added that there have been no inquiries a few assembly with the island’s authorities, whereas a supply informed Reuters the 47-year-old can be taking pictures video content material for a podcast.

Mr Trump Jr’s go to comes after his father repeated an earlier view that the US ought to personal or management Greenland – an autonomous territory of Denmark – after successful the US election.

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Donald Trump Jr is reportedly visiting the island to movie for a podcast.
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The president-elect had beforehand expressed curiosity in shopping for the island throughout his first time period within the White Home, and mentioned in late December that “the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity”.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede dismissed Mr Trump’s suggestion, saying: “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”

The world’s largest island sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, is 80% lined by an ice sheet, and is house to a big US navy base.

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However, with a inhabitants of simply 57,000, Greenland boasts mineral, oil and pure fuel wealth. World warming has been melting its ice and exposing wealthy reserves, that are reported to incorporate uranium and uncommon earth components.

Greenland gained autonomy from Denmark in 1979, however its economic system is reliant on fishing and annual subsidies from Copenhagen.

Hours after Mr Trump floated requires the US to take possession of the island, NATO member Denmark introduced plans to spice up defence spending for Greenland with a “stronger presence in the Arctic” by at the least $1.5bn (£1.2bn).

It additionally comes after Denmark’s King Frederik X up to date his royal coat of arms – prominently that includes symbols of each Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

The Danish King's coat of arms as of 2025. Pic: Kongehuset

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The Danish King’s coat of arms as of 2025. Pic: Kongehuset

The Danish Royal Household mentioned on its web site that “the Faroe Islands and Greenland have each been given their own field, which strengthens the prominence of the Commonwealth”.

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