{"id":6218,"date":"2025-12-22T12:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6218"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:59:47","slug":"denmark-to-summon-us-ambassador-following-greenland-envoy-appointment-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6218","title":{"rendered":"Denmark to summon US ambassador following Greenland envoy appointment | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Copenhagen slams Jeff Landry\u2019s statement regarding annexation of the territory as \u2018totally unacceptable\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 22 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">22 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Denmark has summoned the United States ambassador after President Donald Trump\u2019s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday that he was \u201cdeeply angered\u201d by the appointment of Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as envoy to the autonomous Danish territory, which Trump has several times threatened to annex.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Rasmussen said he was particularly disturbed by comments from Landry on accepting the appointment that hailed plans \u201cto make Greenland a part of the US\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Calling the statement \u201ctotally unacceptable\u201d, he demanded that Washington respect Danish sovereignty and said the Ministry of F<span style=\"font-size:22px\">oreign Affairs would soon summon the US ambassador for \u201can explanation\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite Denmark being a NATO ally, Trump has repeatedly antagonised the Nordic state by threatening to take control of Greenland, which is largely self-governing but incorporated into Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has insisted that the US needs the resource-rich island for security reasons. He has refused to rule out the use of military force to seize control, noting in March that the US would \u201cgo as far as we have to\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders of both Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly said the huge Arctic island is not for sale and will decide its future itself.<\/p>\n<p>According to a January opinion poll, the vast majority of Greenland\u2019s 57,000 people want to become independent from Denmark, but they do not wish to become part of the US.<\/p>\n<p>Trump named Landry as the US envoy to the territory on Sunday night and said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the Louisiana governor \u201cunderstands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country\u2019s Interests\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Landry responded directly to Trump in a post on X: \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Landry\u2019s appointment \u201cdoesn\u2019t change anything for us here at home\u201d, it adds to the simmering tension between the US and Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Denmark summoned the US charge d\u2019affaires after media reports of a US covert influence campaign in Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service warned that the US is using its economic power to \u201cassert its will\u201d and threatening military force against friend and foe alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copenhagen slams Jeff Landry\u2019s statement regarding annexation of the territory as \u2018totally unacceptable\u2019. 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