Trump announces he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as US special envoy to Greenland

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Source: AP



By AAMER MADHANI Updated 10:47 PM CST, December 21, 2025


WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump ‍on Sunday announced he ⁠is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. ‌special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over.

“Jeff 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,” Trump said in announcing the appointment.

Trump during his presidential transition and in the early months of his return to the White House repeatedly called for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

The issue had drifted out of the headlines in recent months, but in August, Danish officials summoned the U.S. ambassador following a report that at least three people with connections to Trump had carried out covert influence operations in Greenland..........................

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-greenland-jeff-landry-envoy-louisiana-6babac895313a5ec65b5df79c7f86b45

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Janice Hough
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And Landry decided his priority is to help Trump take over Greenland?

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[RazorbackExpat]

1. The dude's gonna freeze his butt off in Greenland

[Bengus81]

12. But...no Hurricane's

[RazorbackExpat]

17. Instead of hurricanes, he'll have nor'easters

[More_Cowbell]

2. So Mike Johnson can become governor of LA?

I don't know how much of a career Johnson has left in the House.

[rampartd]

5. gov Johnson? even worse you guys don't know lt gov billy nunguesser.

[Solly Mack]

3. lolololol

[NotHardly]

4. This administration is a disgrace.

[mgardener]

6. Trump is sure

Embarrassing Stefanik, isn't he?

He could have easily rewarded her for her years of subservience.

[hlthe2b]

7. Outside of Tommy Tuberville (and Trump, himself), it is hard to imagine a bigger moron

for that. Maybe he'll handle it like his injection of himself into the firing of the LSU coach.

[tetedur]

8. Landry said he'd let Trump pick the head coach for LSU before he would let the athletic director pick one.

I'm pretty sure that's how Landry got Trump's attention.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/sports/louisiana-gov-jeff-landry-claims-hed-let-trump-pick-lsus-next-coach-before-athletic-director/

[underpants]

27. Good luck buddy, have a great time in Nuuk

[Bengus81]

23. Setting him up to lose as per usual. Then blame it all on him when Greenland

tells Landry to fuck off and nothing happens.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Yeah, that'll make Greenland want to be like his state.

[Ray Bruns]

10. OT: what a goddamn ugly suit.

[lonely bird]

11. Hmmm

Perhaps that suit is a reflection of the man inside?

[lonely bird]

13. A question...

Is Trump sending “special envoys” to Alberta? Or British Columbia? Or Ontario?

Why the fuck do you send a special envoy to territories of sovereign nations? Yes, I know why but why does the Apricot Appeaser think this is a good look let alone a good idea?

25th amendment this freak.

[Botany]

14. You forgot dead last in literacy too.

https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/skillsmap/src/PDF/STATE.pdf

[mwmisses4289]

15. He's trying to start a war with Europe.

How much clearer can Greenland, Denmark and Europe make it to the idgit that they aren't interested? That they know he is only interested in the resources he thinks are there so he mske make a money grab?
Makes one wonder...is he doing this at putins behest?

[genxlib]

16. Is that supposed to be a promotion?

Sounds like being banished to an out of the way place to me.

I know it is supposed to be important in Trimp world but it seems like a place where careers go to die. Both by geography and policy.

[BlueMTexpat]

18. Ridiculous!

But then everything he does, is!

[travelingthrulife]

19. Denmark/Greenland should just pull the plug on this

Although maybe this dude will lose his leisure suit there.

[Irish_Dem]

20. What in the heck is this guy wearing?

[WestMichRad]

21. Louisiana has lots of greenery

… so obviously he’s a subject matter expert!

[chouchou]

22. Seems like Donald Trump loves to ruin everything, even your morning coffee.

37 million people will roll their eyes this morning. (Now what?)

[Roy Rolling]

24. Please, please, please

“Take him. Move him to Greenland.”
—Every Sane Louisiana resident

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. MaddowBlog-In a weird move, Trump taps Louisiana's Landry to serve as a special envoy to Greenland

The governor already has a full-time job, but the Republican has apparently accepted a new and unexpected side gig.

Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”

Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”

Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”

Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”

The pattern is ... not subtle.

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-12-23T15:43:40.829Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-a-weird-move-trump-taps-louisianas-landry-to-serve-as-a-special-envoy-to-greenland

Gov. Jeff Landry already has his hands full with a full-time job, but the Louisiana Republican has apparently accepted a new and unexpected side gig. Reuters reported:

President Donald Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland, drawing renewed criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington’s interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island. […]

Landry, in a post on X, thanked Trump: ‘It’s an honor to serve … in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S. This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!’

Late last year, when Trump was still in his post-election transition period, he announced plans to try to annex Greenland for reasons he struggled to explain. In the weeks and months that followed, the Republican suggested he was quite serious about his imperialistic ambitions — in March, he refused to take the possible use of force off the table — and as 2025 comes to an end, the president has tapped Landry as a special envoy because, as he put it, the governor “understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security.”

Everything about this story remains quite odd, in part because the White House continues to infuriate Denmark, a longtime NATO ally, and in part because Greenland clearly has no interest in becoming part of the United States.....

Indeed, despite the fact that special envoys have tended to be used for areas facing international crises, Trump tapped others for envoy roles, leading to inevitable diplomatic confusion about who, exactly, speaks on behalf of the administration.

With the addition of Landry to the diplomatic team, the problem is suddenly worse for reasons the White House has yet to explain

[3catwoman3]

26. WTF is with the bright blue suit?

Man, that is FUGLY!

[Javaman]

28. the insipid leading the inept. nt