Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland on Tuesday after his father, President-elect Trump, made comments that sparked speculation that the United States was seeking to acquire Danish territory.
Trump Jr. landed in the Arctic capital of Nuuk, where he met with local residents, visited cultural institutions and filmed a video for a podcast. The president-elect posted a video showing a plane with the word “TRUMP” written on it landing in Nuuk.
“Don Jr. and my agent have landed in Greenland,” Trump wrote. “The welcome has been great. They and the free world need safety, security, strength and peace. This is a deal that must happen. MAGA. Make Greenland great again. Sho!”
President Trump also spoke on speakerphone with local residents in a video shared online by his supporters.
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Donald Trump Jr. (center) arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on Tuesday. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpics, via AP)
A source told Fox News Digital on Monday that Trump Jr. will be making a “short, one-day trip to film some fun video content for a podcast. He has no plans to meet with any government officials or political figures.” Ta.
The visit comes as President-elect Trump seeks to purchase mineral-rich and geographically important territory.
Donald Trump Jr. (right) poses for a photo upon arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpics, via AP)
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon at Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion, the president-elect again said, “We should give up on Denmark.”
President Trump said, “We need Greenland for our national security.''
President-elect Donald Trump holds a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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American interest in Greenland dates back to the 1800s.
But Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week that his country was not interested.
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“Greenland is ours,” he said. “We are not and never will be for sale. We must not lose our age-old struggle for freedom.”
Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
