US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (local time) that the government, working with Governor Jeff Landry, would send a “great hospital ship” to Greenland to help care for “sick people”, adding that it was already on its way.
Trump said on Truth Social, “We are going to send a great hospital ship to Greenland in partnership with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, to take care of the many people who are sick and not taken care of there. It’s on its way!!!”
He did not give details about the mentioned ship allegedly heading to Greenland.
Trump has long argued that the U.S. should take control of Greenland because of its strategic importance and mineral wealth, even though the island governs its own affairs. He raised those demands shortly after the US military operation in January that toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
Thousands of Greenlanders walked through snow and ice last month to protest Trump’s stance on the island. They put up banners, waved the national flag and shouted “Greenland is not for sale” to defend their autonomy and reject the idea of American control.
(This is a developing story. More to come)
