Cry moar. No more European “assets” in N.America. https://t.co/SPYYPvzR1A
— Tom Luongo (Head Sneetch) (@TFL1728) December 22, 2025
TRUMP SENDS A LOUISIANA SHERIFF TO THE ARCTIC - DENMARK CALLS FOUL
Denmark is livid. And for once, they’re not overreacting.
Trump just named Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s culture-war governor, as special envoy to Greenland - a volunteer role explicitly framed as helping “make Greenland part of the US.”
Copenhagen called it “totally unacceptable” and summoned the US ambassador immediately.
This isn’t diplomacy. It’s pressure.
Greenland is Danish territory, self-governing but locked into Denmark’s foreign and security policy.
Normally, Washington talks to Copenhagen.
Instead, Trump parachuted in a loyalist whose public record includes cheering annexation, banning books, and cracking down on protests - not exactly Arctic consensus-builder energy.
Why now? Because the Arctic clock is ticking.
Melting ice means shipping lanes, military positioning, rare earths, oil, gas - roughly $186 billion in untapped resources.
The U.S. already runs Pituffik Space Base. Russia and China are circling. Trump wants ownership, not access.
Denmark’s intelligence services now openly list the U.S. as a security threat. That’s extraordinary - allies don’t usually say the quiet part out loud.
My prediction:
No invasion. No sale. But relentless escalation - envoys, influence campaigns, “economic partnerships,” and selective pressure aimed directly at Nuuk, not Copenhagen.
In the end, this is less about getting Greenland's "yes," but more about making “no” more expensive every year.
Source: The Times, Reuters
