Pedersen, Stine Jacobsen and Soren Jeppesen COPENHAGEN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump reasserted on Monday that the United States needs Greenland for national security and said a newly appointed special envoy would "lead the charge",

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said on X that the special envoy position would be "a volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S."

The president said Greenland is important for national security reasons, and called Landry a “dealmaker-type guy.”

President Donald Trump further pressed his case on Monday for why the U.S. wants to take control of Greenland, describing the island as vital for American security and making a bizarre claim that the U.S. was exploring Greenland 300 years ago.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday he would summon the U.S. ambassador to Copenhagen.

Mette Frederiksen of Denmark and Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland have issued a joint statement to demand respect for their borders after America appointed a US envoy to Greenland.