PJ The Belt - December 23, 2025


JUST IN： Trump Wants To INVADE Greenland - Europe is PISSED!

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Greenland
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Donald Trump Jeff Landry Jens Frederick Nielsen Mette Frederiksen Mente Fredrickson Charlie Kirk Trump Jr. Denmark

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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has been appointed as the new U.S. Special Envoy to Greenland, reigniting Danish and Greenlandic alarm over Washington's plan for the Arctic island. President Trump has said several times over the years that Greenland should become part of the United States, citing security reasons and an interest in the island s mineral resources. Denmark has been angry from the start, running to the European Union and NATO to complain.

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00:00:00.000 OK, so this just happened today in the United States and Europe is already losing it.
00:00:05.460 And Governor Landry also responding on social media, saying thank you, President Trump.
00:00:11.380 It's an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S.
00:00:17.620 All right, let's be real. It's no secret that President Trump has been keeping a close eye on Greenland for a while.
00:00:23.640 He said it openly multiple times. Now, Greenland is currently part of Denmark and the whole European Union thing.
00:00:29.460 But Trump has made it clear that the United States is not going to let China or Russia control the Arctic.
00:00:35.060 We're talking about shipping lanes, military reach. That island sits right in the middle of all of that.
00:00:40.540 You even had that visit from Trump Jr. and the late Charlie Kirk flying into Greenland to speak directly with the locals.
00:00:47.560 And a lot of them were surprisingly open to the idea of joining the most powerful nation on Earth.
00:00:52.900 Of course, Denmark has been angry from the start. They've been running to the European Union and NATO to complain.
00:00:58.520 But let's be honest, if America decides that that island is strategically necessary, there ain't a whole lot Europe or NATO can do about it.
00:01:06.840 We have some news that we want to get to right now, and that takes us to Louisiana.
00:01:12.240 This is a live look right here as we're taking a live look from Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
00:01:18.400 as President Trump has named Louisiana Governor Landry as Greenland's special envoy, making...
00:01:25.920 I wonder why Louisiana?
00:01:28.180 Like, why pick the governor of Louisiana?
00:01:30.060 You think for something like that, they pick like a northern cold climate governor?
00:01:35.760 I'm just curious why they picked him.
00:01:37.920 Like, does he have any sort of relation to Greenland or anything like that?
00:01:42.980 You think they pick the governor of Alaska or something like that, but I digress.
00:01:47.800 That announcement Sunday, reigniting Danish and Greenlandic alarm over Washington's plan for the Arctic island.
00:01:56.420 Now, President Trump has said several times over the years that Greenland, which is a Danish territory,
00:02:01.900 is now largely self-governing but should become part of the U.S.,
00:02:07.700 citing security reasons and an interest in the island's mineral resources.
00:02:13.580 Governor Landry has praised that idea, and we did want to share a little bit more with you
00:02:19.000 as President Trump has announced that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry will be the special envoy to Greenland.
00:02:26.520 A little bit more information right here as we continue to follow this.
00:02:31.780 The Danish foreign minister now responding today, saying that he would summon the U.S. ambassador to Copenhagen,
00:02:39.040 adding that he had been particularly upset by Governor Landry's support of President Trump's aim of making Greenland part of the United States.
00:02:47.600 Oh, they're not happy.
00:02:48.460 The prime minister reiterated that the island would decide its own future.
00:02:53.400 Meanwhile, President Trump shared this right here, saying,
00:02:56.540 I am pleased to announce that I am appointing the great governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry,
00:03:01.900 as the United States Special Envoy to Greenland.
00:03:05.000 Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our national security
00:03:09.140 and will strongly advance our country's interests for the safety, security, and survival of our allies,
00:03:15.360 and indeed, the world.
00:03:16.920 Congratulations, Jeff.
00:03:18.480 We need Greenland for national security, not for minerals.
00:03:22.560 We have so many sites for minerals and oil and everything.
00:03:25.420 We have more oil than any other country in the world.
00:03:28.020 We need Greenland for national security.
00:03:30.960 And if you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast,
00:03:33.600 you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place.
00:03:36.300 We have to have it.
00:03:37.580 Yeah, they're not mincing words here.
00:03:40.500 This is a mission to make Greenland a part of the United States.
00:03:45.160 Denmark, though, have consistently rejected the idea of Greenland becoming part of the United States.
00:03:51.580 And officials saying, I am deeply upset by this appointment of a special envoy,
00:03:57.060 and I am particularly upset by his statements, which we find completely unacceptable.
00:04:04.360 Not a whole lot they can do other than complain.
00:04:07.600 Not a whole lot they can do.
00:04:09.260 I mean, they can go to Europe, the European Union, and complain.
00:04:12.700 They could go to NATO and complain.
00:04:15.360 NATO is nothing without the United States. 0.75
00:04:17.980 And what is Europe really going to do?
00:04:20.240 It's looking like Greenland is going to be the next American territory, or maybe even a state.
00:04:24.660 Who knows?
00:04:25.700 All right, now let's take a look at European news and see what they had to say about it.
00:04:30.400 Denmark says it will summon the U.S. ambassador over the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland
00:04:37.180 and has warned Washington to respect its sovereignty.
00:04:41.220 U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry would take on the new post of special envoy to Greenland,
00:04:48.440 which is a Danish territory.
00:04:50.080 Respect the sovereignty, but they'd be speaking Russian or Chinese in Greenland if it wasn't for the Americans. 0.93
00:04:56.260 Respect their sovereignty, but literally they can't even defend themselves.
00:04:59.980 You got China with icebreakers patrolling all over the Arctic, and Russia with all kinds of military developments up in the Arctic.
00:05:09.820 And then you got nations like Canada, where I am, and Denmark neglecting their defense in the north.
00:05:16.680 And the Americans are, well, if you guys won't do it, I'm not going to let you guys compromise our national security, so we'll do it.
00:05:23.620 It's just we're going to take the land with us as well.
00:05:25.940 Trump has repeatedly threatened to annex.
00:05:29.020 Posting on social media, Governor Landry said it would be an honor to serve in this position and, quote,
00:05:34.300 make Greenland a part of the United States.
00:05:37.140 The conflict between Denmark and the U.S. over Greenland began after Trump said the U.S.
00:05:41.920 needs the island for security reasons and its resources.
00:05:45.900 He has refused to rule out the use of force to secure it.
00:05:49.740 And that's the difference between when he said about Canada becoming the 51st state and then Greenland.
00:05:56.540 In Canada, he said, no, I'll just use economic force.
00:05:59.240 The Canadian economy has been crumbling under the pressure from the tariffs and all that.
00:06:04.700 But for Greenland, he did not rule out force.
00:06:08.860 So it's a different one.
00:06:10.900 Look, if the United States wants Greenland, I don't see who can stop them.
00:06:16.540 And it'd actually be better for Greenland.
00:06:18.120 They'd actually have a real defense because right now Russia is just expanding and expanding in the north.
00:06:26.360 And more importantly, China wants to expand in the north.
00:06:31.620 Well, yes, the foreign minister of Denmark came out first and said that these remarks were completely unacceptable and that he was deeply displeased with them.
00:06:41.560 Now, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has also responded, saying the U.S. is putting Denmark in a difficult position, but that Denmark will not deviate from its democratic values.
00:06:52.260 She and the Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen have put out a joint statement saying that land borders and sovereignty are not something that can be altered by another country.
00:07:03.560 It says you cannot simply take over another nation.
00:07:07.320 Except it is.
00:07:08.620 That is exactly how countries are conquered.
00:07:11.980 It doesn't mean it's OK.
00:07:13.560 It doesn't mean it should be done.
00:07:15.120 But that is exactly how it works.
00:07:18.000 Stronger countries.
00:07:19.320 They fight over it.
00:07:20.480 That's how it's been throughout history.
00:07:21.880 The ancestors to the Danish today, the Vikings, that is exactly what they did. 0.82
00:07:27.240 That is how they got the land was by conquering and fighting other other tribes and other groups of people. 1.00
00:07:34.060 And they took over the land.
00:07:35.980 That's how they did it.
00:07:37.220 So I don't know what she's talking about.
00:07:39.760 So they're keeping calm, but clearly expressing their displeasure with the U.S. move.
00:07:44.440 I had a chance to ask the European Commission at its last daily briefing of the year whether they wanted to respond.
00:07:50.860 And it was basically a very dry one-sentence statement saying that the territorial inviolability of the Kingdom of Denmark, which of course does include Greenland, is of essential value to the European Union.
00:08:02.600 So people trying to walk a fine line here between expressing how unhappy they are with this move, but also keeping calm.
00:08:10.500 I think that that's really the fear.
00:08:12.200 Remember when we were talking almost daily about President Trump's refusal to rule out using force to take over Greenland.
00:08:19.840 And now it seems like this statement is, you know, going back in that direction.
00:08:24.080 We haven't heard about it for months now.
00:08:26.280 And I think that Denmark is very much afraid that this is going to start coming up again.
00:08:31.300 You know, maybe President Trump is going to start being asked again, would you rule out the use of force?
00:08:36.700 Those were really scary days for Denmark.
00:08:38.620 And I think that Prime Minister Mente Fredrickson was very strong during that time.
00:08:43.580 And she worries that this is going to come up again.
00:08:46.500 Now, as you say, it has been quiet.
00:08:49.120 We have not heard about this for months, except those stories that we actually covered quite well here at DW,
00:08:55.520 with perhaps people being sent to Greenland to stir up, you know, anti-Danish sentiment.
00:09:02.660 All of it went calm until now.
00:09:05.680 So we'll see how much reaction these Landry remarks have.
00:09:09.220 We should point out, though, that the Danish intelligence service never let it drop completely.
00:09:14.660 They listed the U.S. as a potential national security threat this year for the first time here.
00:09:19.040 The bottom line here is that the United States has been telling NATO and the European allies to fulfill their responsibilities when it comes to defense.
00:09:27.920 And the majority, the vast majority of these countries have been coming up short when it comes to defense.
00:09:35.940 They have not been meeting their obligations when it comes to funding defense for NATO.
00:09:40.680 As the ice continues to melt in the Arctic, countries like Canada and territories like Greenland are becoming increasingly important,
00:09:50.300 especially when you have China with icebreakers trying to patrol the waters of the Arctic.
00:09:56.860 And you have an ever-expanding Russian army in Siberia and the Arctic.
00:10:03.920 What do you guys think?
00:10:04.760 What do you guys make of what President Trump is doing here with Greenland?
00:10:08.560 Let me know in the comments.
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