Trump Says ‘We Have to Have’ Greenland After Appointing Envoy

Nuuk, Greenland.Photographer: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg

President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for US control over Greenland on Monday, after announcing plans to appoint Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to the island.

“We need it for national security,” Trump told reporters Monday at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “We have to have it. And he wanted to lead the charge.”