Donald Trump Jr visited Greenland shortly after his father, Donald Trump, stated it was an 'absolute necessity' for the US to take control of the island. The visit sparked controversy after reports emerged that some of Trump Jr.'s lunch companions at the Hotel Hans Egede were homeless people attracted by the promise of free food.
Donald Trump Jr visited Nuuk shortly after his father said it was an ‘absolute necessity’ for the US to take control of the island. Donald Trump Jr visited Nuuk shortly after his father said it was an ‘absolute necessity’ for the US to take control of the island.
Describing many of the group as homeless people, he said Trump Jr “had just met them in the street and invited them for lunch, or his staff did. But I don’t think they knew who they were inviting”.“That of course was a little bit strange to us because we saw guests that we have never seen in our hotel before – and will probably never see again because it’s out of their economical means.”
Greenland and Denmark have repeatedly said that the island, whose foreign and security policy are controlled by Denmark, a Nato member, is not for sale. The Greenlandic prime minister has, however, said that hisAsked about Trump’s interest in Greenland, Bay-Kastrup, who is Danish, said: “We are not a trade, we are not something for sale. We would like to cooperate, but we are not for sale.”
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