Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his eldest son will go to Greenland amid elevated calls by the president-elect that the U.S. ought to management the autonomous territory owned by Denmark.
“I’m listening to that the folks of Greenland are ‘MAGA,'” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “My son, Don Jr, and numerous representatives, will probably be touring there to go to a number of the most luxurious areas and sights. Greenland is an unimaginable place, and the folks 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 outdoors World.”
The put up appeared alongside a video clip of an individual who could be heard saying that if he may inform Trump something, he would inform him to “Buy Greenland.”
Donald Trump Jr. instructed Fox News, which first reported his coming journey: “As somebody who has traveled to some fascinating locations throughout the globe as an outdoorsman, I’m excited to cease into Greenland for a bit of little bit of enjoyable this week.”
The go to comes after the president-elect advised that the U.S. ought to open the door to purchasing the island. Trump expressed interest within the territory throughout his first time period in workplace.
Last month, Trump described proudly owning and controlling Greenland as “an absolute necessity” for the U.S.
The island’s prime minister, Múte Egede, has stated the territory is “not on the market and can by no means be on the market,” according to Reuters.
Trump has additionally made different indications of his curiosity in increasing U.S. territory in current weeks, floating that his incoming administration may take control of the Panama Canal.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the thought, saying in a video on social media final month that “sovereignty and independence of our nation is nonnegotiable.”
Trump has additionally repeatedly advised that the United States may annex Canada as its 51st state.
