WASHINGTON—A few days before Christmas, President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland.
“Thank you, @realDonaldTrump! It’s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the U.S. This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!” Landry wrote on X on Dec. 21.
The announcement, which sparked criticism from the prime ministers of Greenland and Denmark, came less than two weeks after Trump reappointed Tom Dans to helm the U.S. Arctic Research Commission on Dec. 10.
Dans has worked to develop closer ties between the United States and the world’s largest island, located in the high north on the North American tectonic plate….