President Donald Trump says Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s new role as special envoy is a “a big deal,” because the U.S. needs Greenland for its national security.

President Donald Trump on Monday (December 22, 2025) reiterated that the United States needed Greenland for “national security” after his appointment of a special envoy to the Danish Arctic island tri...

Donald Trump has appointed Jeff Landry, the governor of Louisiana, to serve as the United States’ special envoy to Greenland, the vast semi-autonomous territory of Denmark the president claims the US ...