Watch: Donald Trump Jr lands in Greenland
Donald Trump Jr has arrived in Greenland, weeks after his father said he wanted the US to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
Ahead of his visit, Trump Jr said he was embarking on a “personal day-trip” and had no meetings planned with government officials.
President-elect Donald Trump recently revived a controversy he ignited last month when he said “ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity” for the US. “We are not for sale,” the island’s prime minister responded at the time.
Asked on Tuesday whether he could rule out using military or economic force on the matter, Trump said he could not.
With a population of 57,000, Greenland has wide-ranging autonomy – but its economy is largely dependent on subsidies from Copenhagen and it remains part of the kingdom of Denmark.
During his first term as president, Donald Trump expressed an interest in buying the Arctic island. He was rebuffed then, as he has been now.
When asked about Trump Jr’s visit to Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish TV that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders” and that only the local population could determine their future.
She agreed that “Greenland is not for sale”, but stressed Denmark needed very close co-operation with the US, a close Nato ally.
Greenland’s prime minister had been due to meet King Frederik in Copenhagen on Wednesday, but the meeting was postponed because of what Egede referred to as “calendar gymnastics”. Danish reports said the prime minist
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