{"id":44770,"date":"2025-01-07T15:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/donald-trump-revives-greenland-debate-as-trump-jr-lands-for-a-private-visit\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:50:21","slug":"donald-trump-revives-greenland-debate-as-trump-jr-lands-for-a-private-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/donald-trump-revives-greenland-debate-as-trump-jr-lands-for-a-private-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump revives Greenland debate as Trump Jr. lands for a private visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Invezz )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s surprise visit to Greenland has reignited speculation around his father\u2019s controversial interest in acquiring the resource-rich Arctic island. <\/p>\n<p>The trip, which Donald Trump Jr. described as a &#8220;very long personal day trip,&#8221; follows US President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s recent claims that Greenland\u2019s inclusion in the US is an \u201cabsolute necessity\u201d for national security and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving in Nuuk aboard &#8220;Trump Force One,&#8221; the private jet owned by his father, Trump Jr. spent several hours in Greenland\u2019s snow-covered capital. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-xeet-wp xeet-wp\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme Prh5YO6Z7gkcGwVjnX1Q\">\n<article class=\"y3vyxk0KOdMgcSTtzERK\">\n<div class=\"lXRMjX2KYR7IZSOZPFbm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" class=\"nkzum3vS9EE0UMk6wIwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1854952779850149888\/yogjK82Z_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Sara Rose \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf39\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\">\n<div class=\"jM__a2FZ4FtvadsBSIC5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"BwMePHrH3rvsmYE498nW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" class=\"oDvOSSsrnTspryAL9YVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"YqFZOCD996i_gAbVzqfJ\"><span title=\"Sara Rose \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf39\">Sara Rose \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf39<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"k4aQ6nZmsk6GjbvjPKss FgA7vJPvpWgsyInO1FMI\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"T65hgE51dyqUMzAY5hl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" class=\"jg4rjgPtL89uoWZw81FG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span title=\"@saras76\">@saras76<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"IulIEDncuBnezCKlPUfn\"><span class=\"f9i0GrOk4HWCqDStzGHE\">\u00b7<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=saras76\" class=\"X9KF8bvQvjpxMkEUAQSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" class=\"VAKgDYwbCPjVtzvR7vsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"AdGEHCYjGQTkPV_D5imj\"><span>This is how the people of Greenland welcomed Don Jr. <\/p>\n<p>Wearing beautiful red MAGA hats \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cacqfhueggAloScon8Ff vbELv9queVpQp7_WI5IK\">\n<div class=\"lA2IAt33tV3Va0ux5nae\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" class=\"cMOXrU0jLUAJlX48teJs qKjwtPPLFbJmZprUT2qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"qnLhJK8xTTrk0D3Cnl3W\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%\"><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GgslpVeWUAAYYWw?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"_pM7v0lMKodnLxq5lHUq\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_0kiDv1j1JHI8CF0Ntb_\"><a class=\"PF6M5QdjvCYeUIeL82Pw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"7:50 PM \u00b7 Jan 7, 2025\">7:50 PM \u00b7 Jan 7, 2025<\/a><a class=\"EUWNvie68q0hB7x9gYil\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/twitter-for-websites-ads-info-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Twitter for Websites, Ads Information and Privacy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r1nP5SJS7VNmWTX19Auq\"><a class=\"gcUKEvUouWctDVs4Uni5\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1876635066673357184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Like. This Tweet has 1.4K likes\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"EYp9rp32FVnHEztzLqMG\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"aMeAuAqW2H34ePc2jorL\">1.4K<\/span><\/a><a class=\"We700JQVK913TW5TZQk6\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=1876635066673357184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Reply to this Tweet on Twitter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"SXNJIS9giXWKxuUsSwXx\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"qAurmX5F17a0m0GbrhOq\">Reply<\/span><\/a><button type=\"button\" class=\"EDcxfgdhQDFSaBs5yAxC\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" data-xeet-url-to-copy=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"O1W4EuB8WU92_ex7pGQT\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ovn4FbJMqbXsfiK7gvth\" data-copy-text=\"{&quot;copied&quot;:&quot;Copied!&quot;,&quot;copyAllText&quot;:&quot;Copy link to Tweet&quot;}\">Copy link<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"cjgWV81BwLW_tK8FicCg\"><a class=\"tczCx_QJsiI5O2NPUrfI\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saras76\/status\/1876635066673357184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"LW1dI56xN0L7kAXJota7\">Read 92 replies<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the low-profile nature of the visit\u2014devoid of meetings with Greenlandic or Danish officials\u2014the timing and context have drawn significant global attention.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People of Greenland are \u2018MAGA\u2019, claims Trump<\/h2>\n<p>President-elect Trump sparked fresh controversy last month by declaring that Greenland and its people would \u201cbenefit tremendously\u201d as part of the US. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, President-elect Trump claimed in a Truth Social post he was &#8220;hearing that the people of Greenland are \u2018MAGA\u2019.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Accompanying the post was a video featuring a man, reportedly from Greenland, expressing support for the US ownership of the island.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, a woman is heard asking, \u201cIf you could tell Trump anything, what would it be?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man, sporting a MAGA hat, responds, \u201cBuy us. Buy Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump Jr. said in a podcast on Monday said: &#8220;No, I am not buying Greenland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Funny enough, I&#8217;m actually going on a very long personal day trip to Greenland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-xeet-wp xeet-wp\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme Prh5YO6Z7gkcGwVjnX1Q\">\n<article class=\"y3vyxk0KOdMgcSTtzERK\">\n<div class=\"lXRMjX2KYR7IZSOZPFbm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1876420013139091645\" class=\"nkzum3vS9EE0UMk6wIwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1766653032983367680\/xFjjY0tr_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Sisson\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\">\n<div class=\"jM__a2FZ4FtvadsBSIC5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"BwMePHrH3rvsmYE498nW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1876420013139091645\" class=\"oDvOSSsrnTspryAL9YVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"YqFZOCD996i_gAbVzqfJ\"><span title=\"Harry Sisson\">Harry Sisson<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"k4aQ6nZmsk6GjbvjPKss FgA7vJPvpWgsyInO1FMI\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"T65hgE51dyqUMzAY5hl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1876420013139091645\" class=\"jg4rjgPtL89uoWZw81FG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span title=\"@harryjsisson\">@harryjsisson<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"IulIEDncuBnezCKlPUfn\"><span class=\"f9i0GrOk4HWCqDStzGHE\">\u00b7<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=harryjsisson\" class=\"X9KF8bvQvjpxMkEUAQSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1876420013139091645\" class=\"VAKgDYwbCPjVtzvR7vsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"AdGEHCYjGQTkPV_D5imj\"><span>Trump is now claiming that the people of Greenland are \u201cMAGA\u201d in an attempt to justify his insane plan to buy it. He is a global laughingstock and a complete embarrassment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cacqfhueggAloScon8Ff vbELv9queVpQp7_WI5IK\">\n<div class=\"lA2IAt33tV3Va0ux5nae\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1876420013139091645\" class=\"cMOXrU0jLUAJlX48teJs qKjwtPPLFbJmZprUT2qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"qnLhJK8xTTrk0D3Cnl3W\" style=\"padding-bottom:86.23931623931624%\"><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GgpiDr_XEAEUgSq?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"_pM7v0lMKodnLxq5lHUq\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_0kiDv1j1JHI8CF0Ntb_\"><a class=\"PF6M5QdjvCYeUIeL82Pw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harryjsisson\/status\/1876420013139091645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"5:36 AM \u00b7 Jan 7, 2025\">5:36 AM \u00b7 Jan 7, 2025<\/a><a class=\"EUWNvie68q0hB7x9gYil\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/twitter-for-websites-ads-info-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Twitter for Websites, Ads Information and Privacy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r1nP5SJS7VNmWTX19Auq\"><a class=\"gcUKEvUouWctDVs4Uni5\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1876420013139091645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Like. 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