Trump’s Little Green Men
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At least three people allegedly connected to U.S. President Donald Trump and the White House have carried out covert influence operations in Greenland, Danish public broadcaster DR reported on Wednesday. According to interviews that the outlet conducted with unnamed Danish government and security sources, individuals with ties to Washington appear to be attempting to “infiltrate Greenlandic society” to weaken its relationship with Denmark and aid Trump’s territorial ambitions in the region.
According to the report, one U.S. national allegedly compiled a list of Greenlanders critical of the United States and another list of people who support Trump and his desire to take over the island, with the goal of eventually recruiting the latter group to establish a secessionist movement. He also asked locals to identify cases of alleged mistreatment or discrimination by Danes against Greenlanders that could be used to cast Denmark in a negative light in the U.S. media. The other two U.S. nationals allegedly tried to foster contacts with local politicians and businesspeople to support Washington’s interests. DR was unable to confirm whether the Americans were working of their volition or under the orders of someone else.
Trump has long sought U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a semi-autonomous region of NATO ally Denmark. The “ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump posted on Truth Social last December upon announcing his nominee for ambassador to Denmark, Kenneth Howery. Howery has yet to be confirmed.
Odds that Trump even remembers he wanted Greenland? This sound like JD Vance staking his claim to fame, but who’s to say? In a metaphor uncomfortably close to reality, the Cossacks work for the Czar…