Trump Jr. visits Greenland for Trump's claim for US property

Trump Jr. visits Greenland for Trump's claim for US property

Donald Trump Jr. will visit Greenland on Tuesday, just a few weeks after his father, the US President-Elect Donald Trump Territory. The Danish Foreign Minister announced CNN on Monday that she had noted the planned visit to Donald Trump Jr.

planned private trip

A spokesman for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the visit was a “private trip” that primarily serves to collect video material for a podcast. CNN asked the Trump crossing team to comment.

Trump's wish for control over Greenland

The US President-Elect caused a stir in the past month when he again expressed his wish to acquire the extensive arctic territory, and described this as "absolute necessity" for "national security and freedom worldwide". Previously, he had brought the idea into play from Denmark from Denmark during his first term as president. However, this idea was rejected by the island's government, which said that Greenland was "not for sale".

reactions from Greenland and Denmark

The Prime Minister of Greenland, Mute Eggede, reacted to the latest comments from the US President-Elect on Facebook and made it clear that Greenland is "not for sale and will never be for sale". The office of the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the Trump's proposal to buy Greenland as "absurd", supported Eggede and emphasized that Greenland was open to collaborations, but was not sold.

historical interest of the United States in Greenland

Donald Trump is not the first American politician who shows the interest in the control over Greenland that the Thule Air Base Military base of the United States. This is about 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and was built in 1951. Although President Harry Truman Questions for control in the region Aus-, The United States was said to have tried to buy Greenland in 1946. As early as 1867, Foreign Minister William Seward Island.

urge for independence

According to Reuters, the Prime Minister of Greenland reinforced his desire for independence from Denmark in his new Jeeland and said the island should free itself from the "bonds of colonialism". Interestingly, the United States was not mentioned in these statements.

Additional reporting by Steve Contorno, Katherine Sullivan, Pamela Brown, Jim Acosta and Caroline Kelly.