Denmark ‘deeply upset’ over appointment of US ambassador to Greenland

Denmark’s foreign minister on Monday said he was “deeply upset” by US President Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland, CNN writes.

Trump announced the appointment of Jeff Landry, the Governor of Louisiana, as ‌special envoy to Greenland on Monday in a post on Truth Social.

“Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our national security, and will strongly advance our country’s interests for the safety, security, and survival of our allies, and indeed, the World,” Trump posted on his social media platform.

“I am deeply upset by this appointment of a special envoy. And I ‌am particularly upset by his statements, which we find completely unacceptable,” Lars Løkke Rasmussen told Denmark’s national broadcaster TV 2, according to Reuters news agency.