“​​We have to have it,” Trump told reporters when asked about his decision to name Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland. In his own statement about his new role, Landry explicitly stated that his goal is to “make Greenland a part of the U.S.”

The president said Greenland is important for national security reasons, and called Landry a “dealmaker-type guy.”

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

The Trump administration is deploying 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans ahead of the New Year, launching another federal deployment in the city at the same time that an immigration crackdown led by Border Patrol is underway.

Trump's administration has deployed the Louisiana National Guard to New Orleans and throughout the state, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced on Fox.

Trump renews interest in U.S. control over Greenland, but the Prime Minister rejects the idea, saying the island is not for sale.