Greenland says Donald Trump Jr. making

President-elect Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. was anticipated to go to Greenland on Tuesday, weeks after his father expressed a need for the U.S. to realize management of the autonomous Danish territory. The go to, confirmed by a Greenland official to CBS Information, additionally comes a day after Mr. Trump prompt the folks of the huge area had been “MAGA,” in a publish on social media.

“The go to of Donald Trump Jr. is a personal go to and that’s being revered by Naalakkersuisut — the Authorities of Greenland. Due to this fact, there may even not be reactions to the go to,” Mininnguaq Kleist, Greenland’s everlasting secretary for the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, advised CBS Information. “Our nation is open for visits, and guests are welcome in our lovely nation.”

Reuters, citing a supply aware of the journey, reported that Trump Jr. was planning to shoot content material for a podcast, and that he would solely be visiting for sooner or later.

On Monday, Trump mentioned in a social media publish that he was, “listening to that the folks of Greenland are ‘MAGA.’ My son, Don Jr, and varied representatives, will probably be touring there to go to a number of the most opulent areas and sights. Greenland is an unbelievable place, and the folks will profit tremendously if, and when, it turns into a part of our Nation. We’ll shield it, and cherish it, from a really vicious outdoors World. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

Greenland has a inhabitants of about 57,000 and is a completely autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has oil, pure fuel and mineral sources, however its financial system is reliant on subsidies from Denmark and from fishing.

President-elect Trump had expressed curiosity in shopping for Greenland throughout his first time period in workplace, although the concept was shortly rebuffed by Danish authorities. 

Two weeks in the past, Trump mentioned on social media that, “for functions of Nationwide Safety and Freedom all through the World, the USA of America feels that the possession and management of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”

Greenland’s authorities has twice rebuffed assertions of curiosity within the territory by Mr. Trump, with Prime Minister Mute Egede saying simply earlier than Christmas that “Greenland is ours. We’re not on the market and can by no means be on the market.”

Final week, Egede gave a New 12 months’s speech pushing for Greenland to take away “the shackles of colonialism” and achieve full independence from Denmark. 

“It’s about time that we ourselves take a step and form our future, additionally with regard to who we’ll cooperate intently with, and who our buying and selling companions will probably be,” Egede mentioned.

One Greenlandic lawmaker in Denmark’s parliament, Aaja Chemnitz, mentioned Trump’s curiosity must be dismissed, Reuters reported.

“I do not need to be a pawn in Trump’s scorching desires of increasing his empire to incorporate our nation,” Chemnitz mentioned.