‘Greenland’s a big deal’: Trump says U.S. needs to have it

U.S. President Donald Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland on Sunday. On Monday, he said that the United States needs Greenland for “national security,” not for critical minerals. “Greenland’s a big deal,” Trump said, adding that this is why the U.S. is making him a special envoy to Greenland. 

• Donald Trump says U.S. ‘has to have’ Greenland for ‘national security’