This is a deal that must happen. Trump Jr. Mininguaq Kleist, permanent secretary of the ministry of statehood and foreign affairs, told The Associated Press that authorities were informed that Trump Jr. Neither Trump Jr. The visit nonetheless had political overtones.
The president-elect has voiced a desire β also expressed during his first presidency β to acquire the territory in the Arctic , an area of strategic importance for the U. S, China, Russia and others. The autonomous territory has some 56, residents, most of them Indigenous Inuit people.
But Egede has also said he has no interest in Greenland becoming part of the United States, insisting that the island is not for sale. Independence has become a key issue ahead of an election for the Greenlandic parliament.
A former colony of Denmark, Greenland in gained self-rule, which is exercises through its parliament. A treaty with the United States, with the U. Greenland is represented by a silver bear with red tongue. The idea of the U. During his first term, Trump mused about purchasing Greenland.
He canceled a scheduled trip to Denmark in August after the prime minister dismissed the idea. Reviving the issue in a statement last month as he announced his pick for U. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban recently had a lot to say about the Department of Government Efficiency and its recent initiatives.
