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President Donald Trump reignites his controversial push for Greenland, declaring it essential for US national security amid Arctic tensions and resource rivalries. The statement revives his 2019 bid to buy the Danish territory, now framed as critical for countering China and Russia in the strategic Arctic region.]

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00:00You've named Governor Landry to be new special envoy to Greenland.
00:03How do you, what do you see that role entailing?
00:04And is it still your intention that Greenland become part of the U.S.?
00:07Well, he called me and, you know, he viewed Louisiana, the Louisiana Purchase.
00:10He said, I'm governor of Louisiana.
00:12And he said, I would love, I didn't call him, he called me.
00:15He's very proactive.
00:17He's a great guy.
00:18He's a deal guy.
00:19He's a deal maker type guy.
00:22And we need it for national protection.
00:25We need Greenland for national protection.
00:26They have a very small population.
00:28And I don't know, they say Denmark, but Denmark has spent no money.
00:33They have no military protection.
00:35They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago or something with a boat.
00:38Well, we were there with boats too, I'm sure.
00:41So we'll have to work it all out.
00:44But he, he felt very strongly, we needed financials.
00:48We need Greenland for national security.
00:51Not for minerals.
00:52We have so many sites for minerals and oil and everything.
00:55We have more oil than any other country in the world.
00:57We need Greenland for national security.
01:00And if you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and
01:04Chinese ships all over the place.
01:06We need it for national security.
01:08We have to have it.
01:10And he wanted to lead the charge.
01:12So we're making him, Marco, today a special envoy to Greenland.
01:17Greenland is a big deal.
01:18You've named Governor Landry to be a new special envoy to Greenland.
01:22How do you, what do you see that role entailing?
01:23And do you, is it still your intention that Greenland become part of the U.S.?
01:26Well, he called me and, you know, he viewed Louisiana, the Louisiana Purchase.
01:29He said, I'm governor of Louisiana.
01:31And he said, I would love, I didn't call him.
01:33He called me, he's very proactive.
01:36He's a great guy.
01:37He's a deal guy.
01:38He's a deal maker type guy.
01:41And we need it for national protection.
01:44We need Greenland for national protection.
01:45They have a very small population.
01:48And I don't know, they say Denmark, but Denmark has spent no money.
01:52They have no military protection.
01:54If they say that Denmark was there 300 years ago or something with a boat, well, we were
01:58there with boats too, I'm sure.
02:00So we'll have to work it all out.
02:03But he, he felt very strongly, we need it for national, we need Greenland for national security.
02:10Not for minerals.
02:11We had some, we have so many sites for minerals and oil and everything.
02:14We have more oil than any other country in the world.
02:17We need Greenland for national security.
02:20And if you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place.
02:25We need it for national security.
02:27We have to have it.
02:29And he wanted to lead the charge.
02:31So we're making him, Marco, today a special envoy to Greenland.
02:36Greenland's a big deal.
02:38You've named Governor Landry to be new special envoy to Greenland.
02:41How do you, what do you see that role entailing?
02:43And do you, is it still your intention that Greenland become part of the U.S.?
02:45He viewed Louisiana, the Louisiana Purchase.
02:48He said, I'm governor of Louisiana.
02:50And he said, I would love, I didn't call him, he called me.
02:53He's very proactive.
02:55He's a great guy.
02:56He's a deal guy.
02:57He's a deal maker type guy.
03:00And we need it for national protection.
03:03We need Greenland for national protection.
03:05They have a very small population.
03:07And I don't know, they say Denmark, but Denmark has spent no money.
03:11They have no military protection.
03:13If they say that Denmark was there 300 years ago or something with a boat, well, we were there with boats too, I'm sure.
03:18So we'll have to work it all out.
03:22But he felt very strongly.
03:25We need it for national security.
03:26We need Greenland for national security.
03:29Not for minerals.
03:30We have so many sites for minerals and oil and everything.
03:33We have more oil than any other country in the world.
03:36We need Greenland for national security.
03:38And if you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place.
03:44We need it for national security.
03:47We have to have it.
03:48And he wanted to lead the charge.
03:50So we're making him, Marco, today a special envoy to Greenland.
03:55Greenland is a big deal.
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