Greenland Gaffe Caps Trump's Arctic Outreach as Envoy Melts Down
TL;DR
Trump’s special envoy Jeff Landry faced a frosty debut in Nuuk as he pressed Washington’s push to increase U.S. influence in Greenland, arriving without vetted meetings, drawing protest and mockery from locals, and prompting an on-camera meltdown that highlighted Greenland’s and Denmark’s resistance to any annexation, with officials stressing Greenlandic self-determination.
- Trump’s Greenland Goon Flees With Tail Between His Legs The Daily Beast
- Protests planned at new consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland The Guardian
- Trump’s Special Envoy to Greenland Receives a Cold Welcome From Locals The New York Times
- Trump's Greenland envoy faces uphill battle on mission to make 'friends' BBC
- US envoy: Greenland ‘was not on a map’ until Trump ‘put it on a map’ The Hill
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