President Donald Trump said 'we need Greenland for national security' and denies it is due to the minerals there. The island is a territory of Denmark

Trump unexpectedly named Landry as his “special envoy to Greenland” on Sunday. Landry said on social media yesterday he would work to “make Greenland a part of the U.S.” in his new “volunteer position,” which “in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!”