U.S. President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry at the White House March 24, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
"Thank you @realDonaldTrump! It’s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S. This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!" Landry wrote in a post on X.
The Republican, who has been serving as governor since early 2024, previously served as Louisiana attorney general and as a lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"The appointment confirms the continued American interest in Greenland. However, we insist that everyone – including the U.S. – must show respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark," Denmark's Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen noted in a statement, Reuters reported.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during a meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican governors at the Mar-a-Lago Club on Jan. 9, 2025 in Palm Beach, Fla. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Trump has expressed ambitions for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," he asserted in part of a December 2024 Truth Social post.
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"Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation. We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside World. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!" he declared in a January 2025 Truth Social post.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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