Donald Trump Jr. claimed that Greenland residents love his father, President-elect Donald Trump, and support the U.S. taking control of the territory during a recent visit.
Donald Trump Jr. has said that Greenland residents 'love' his father, President-elect Donald Trump, and support the idea of the U.S. taking control of the autonomous Danish territory. Newsweek has reached out to Trump Jr.'s office, the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Government of Greenland 's press office for comment via email outside of regular working hours. President-elect Trump has expressed renewed interest in the U.S.
taking control of Greenland, going so far as to refusing to rule out military intervention. Trump Jr. spoke with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday to discuss his visit to Greenland. During the interview, he said that the people of Greenland are treated as 'second and third-class citizens' by Denmark. He added Greenland residents seemed 'really into this concept' of the U.S. purchasing the territory because 'they love Trump.'Both Danish and Greenland officials denied that Trump Jr.'s trip was for business purposes and there were no plans for him to meet with any government officials or political figures. On his podcast Triggered, broadcast Monday, Trump Jr. also said he was visiting as a tourist. A source familiar with the trip previously told Newsweek Trump Jr.'s visit to Nuuk, Greenland's capital, was primarily to film video content for his podcast, rather than as part of any official plan by his father to take over the island. Trump Jr. was accompanied by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, which advocates for conservative politics on high school and college campuses, and Sergio Gor, the incoming White House director of the Presidential Personnel Office. Also on Tuesday, President-elect Trump held a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump refused to rule out military action in Greenland or Panama, telling reporters, 'We need them for economic security.'Trump has also called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland.
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