US envoy: Greenland 'was not on a map' until Trump 'put it on a map'
Key takeaways
- What I ve found, that Greenland was not on a map, until Donald Trump put it on a map, Landry, who is also Trump s special envoy to Greenland, said in a clip posted to the social platform X on Tuesday.
- In other words, the United States, before Donald Trump, had basically ignored this place, he added.
- Landry visited Greenland this week and told a Danish media outlet that he spoke on Saturday night to Trump, who told him to go there and make a bunch of friends, according to the Times-Picayune/NOLA.com.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Jeff Landry (R) claimed that Greenland was not on a map until President Trump put it on a map, comments that follow rhetoric for months from the president to acquire the island.
What I ve found, that Greenland was not on a map, until Donald Trump put it on a map, Landry, who is also Trump s special envoy to Greenland, said in a clip posted to the social platform X on Tuesday.
In other words, the United States, before Donald Trump, had basically ignored this place, he added. And I think it s really to the detriment of both the relationship between the United States and Greenland, and opportunities that we could bring Greenlanders, I think that that s important as well. And so, I would tell you, that the credit to bringing opportunity to Greenland is squarely on Donald Trump.