Trump’s Latest Adventure in Greenland
Published in Juventud Rebelde
(Cuba) on 22 December 2025
by Juana Carrasco Martín (link to
original)
Trump returns to his old ways with Greenland
Donald Trump loves commotion; seemingly, it is his lifeblood. It was assumed that the absurd proposals from the first month of his second presidential term, involving the purchase (or forceful acquisition) of Canada, Panama and Greenland, had disappeared from Trump’s mind. Yet, now he is embarking on another adventure with the recent appointment of a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island that is autonomously administered by Denmark and depends on the European nation for diplomacy and defense.
The man chosen for the role, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, did not waste any time in making his aims known. “It’s an honor to serve … to make Greenland a part of the U.S.,” he posted on social media platform X. Trump added that Landry “understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World.” [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-names-louisiana-governor-jeff-landry-greenland-special-envoy-rcna250426][mb]
In January 2025, the president held heated discussions with Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Trump was aggressive and confrontational, according to European ministers, while Frederiksen was crystal clear that Greenland was not for sale, despite offering to increase cooperation efforts in mining and at military bases.
Even if the rest of the world appeared not to take Trump’s pretenses seriously at the beginning, initial diplomatic altercations did cause a hint of concern among European members of NATO, as Trump’s use of pressure and blackmail to achieve land and wealth resurfaced, tactics that featured during his first term.
That concern has now been vindicated. Landry has emerged to achieve what the entrepreneur and son of the president, Donald Trump Jr., was unable to. Trump Jr. had traveled to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, at the start of this year, to try to convince its citizens of the benefits of U.S. annexation.
Eleven months after that attempt, the alarm bells are ringing again, both on the island and in Copenhagen. In August, media reports revealed that Danish intelligence services had uncovered a covert operation carried out by U.S. citizens linked to Trump, which aimed to destabilize the large, icy, but prosperous island’s 60,000 inhabitants and establish a secessionist movement.
Landry, a fanatical Trump supporter who is convinced of America’s imperial power, despite knowing nothing about diplomacy, is well-equipped to succeed in the president’s ad hoc mission. It does not require him to step down from his role as governor of Louisiana. This is a state that was annexed by the U.S. in December 1803, when it was purchased from France for $15 million, allowing the then new, ambitious and expansionist republic to practically double in size.
Maybe it is this historical background that gives Landry reason to believe he can bypass international law and the sovereignty of American allies in order to satisfy the dream written on Trump hats: “Make America Great Again.” It forms part of a geopolitical strategy to bring about a Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Ocean to the Strait of Magellan, that is entirely controlled by Washington, as laid out in the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine.
There is also a great desire in the White House for “regime change” in Greenland, even though this ambition is not shared by those who matter. In January 2025, according to Bloomberg, 85% of Greenlanders rejected the idea. More recently, while the topic of U.S. annexation was not polled, 77% of Danish people thought that Trump’s election made the world less safe, while 66% considered him an enemy of Europe.
Yet, as we all know, Trump does not care what others think. He is the top predator of this planet, which he claims belongs to him without restrictions. The only barrier he respects and enforces is the border that prevents the migrants he denigrates from entering the United States from the Global South.
Donald Trump loves commotion; seemingly, it is his lifeblood. It was assumed that the absurd proposals from the first month of his second presidential term, involving the purchase (or forceful acquisition) of Canada, Panama and Greenland, had disappeared from Trump’s mind. Yet, now he is embarking on another adventure with the recent appointment of a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island that is autonomously administered by Denmark and depends on the European nation for diplomacy and defense.
The man chosen for the role, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, did not waste any time in making his aims known. “It’s an honor to serve … to make Greenland a part of the U.S.,” he posted on social media platform X. Trump added that Landry “understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World.” [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-names-louisiana-governor-jeff-landry-greenland-special-envoy-rcna250426][mb]
In January 2025, the president held heated discussions with Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Trump was aggressive and confrontational, according to European ministers, while Frederiksen was crystal clear that Greenland was not for sale, despite offering to increase cooperation efforts in mining and at military bases.
Even if the rest of the world appeared not to take Trump’s pretenses seriously at the beginning, initial diplomatic altercations did cause a hint of concern among European members of NATO, as Trump’s use of pressure and blackmail to achieve land and wealth resurfaced, tactics that featured during his first term.
That concern has now been vindicated. Landry has emerged to achieve what the entrepreneur and son of the president, Donald Trump Jr., was unable to. Trump Jr. had traveled to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, at the start of this year, to try to convince its citizens of the benefits of U.S. annexation.
Eleven months after that attempt, the alarm bells are ringing again, both on the island and in Copenhagen. In August, media reports revealed that Danish intelligence services had uncovered a covert operation carried out by U.S. citizens linked to Trump, which aimed to destabilize the large, icy, but prosperous island’s 60,000 inhabitants and establish a secessionist movement.
Landry, a fanatical Trump supporter who is convinced of America’s imperial power, despite knowing nothing about diplomacy, is well-equipped to succeed in the president’s ad hoc mission. It does not require him to step down from his role as governor of Louisiana. This is a state that was annexed by the U.S. in December 1803, when it was purchased from France for $15 million, allowing the then new, ambitious and expansionist republic to practically double in size.
Maybe it is this historical background that gives Landry reason to believe he can bypass international law and the sovereignty of American allies in order to satisfy the dream written on Trump hats: “Make America Great Again.” It forms part of a geopolitical strategy to bring about a Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Ocean to the Strait of Magellan, that is entirely controlled by Washington, as laid out in the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine.
There is also a great desire in the White House for “regime change” in Greenland, even though this ambition is not shared by those who matter. In January 2025, according to Bloomberg, 85% of Greenlanders rejected the idea. More recently, while the topic of U.S. annexation was not polled, 77% of Danish people thought that Trump’s election made the world less safe, while 66% considered him an enemy of Europe.
Yet, as we all know, Trump does not care what others think. He is the top predator of this planet, which he claims belongs to him without restrictions. The only barrier he respects and enforces is the border that prevents the migrants he denigrates from entering the United States from the Global South.
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