COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland’s capital Nuuk for a private visit on Tuesday, shortly after his father, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, reiterated his interest in the resource-rich Arctic island.
Trump Jr. arrived in his father’s “Trump Force One” private plane at about 8 a.m. ET, according to a livestream from Nuuk airport and flight tracking websites.
The visit to a freezing, snow-covered Nuuk was expected to last four to five hours, and no meetings were scheduled with government officials, a local official told Reuters.
“No, I am not buying Greenland,” Trump Jr. said in a podcast on Monday, alluding to his father’s recent comments. “Funny enough, I’m actually going on a very long personal day trip to Greenland.”
A spokesman for the president-elect’s son confirmed that Trump Jr. would not be meeting with government officials when reached for comment. “Don is popping in for a quick day long trip to shoot some fun video content for podcasting. He will not be meeting with any government officials or political figures,” the person said.
Turning Point USA founder and Trump Jr. friend Charlie Kirk accompanied him on the trip. Trump campaign political director James Blair, who the president-elect named his deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs, and Sergio Gor, a longtime adviser to the president-elect who will lead the Presidential Personnel Office, also traveled with Trump Jr. to Greenland.
Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is geographically part of the North American continent, and its capital Nuuk is closer to New York than to the Danish capital Copenhagen.