WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) 鈥� is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory weeks after his father of it.
The younger Trump is going for a day trip to shoot video content for podcasting and will not be meeting with any government officials or political figures, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Danish broadcaster DR cited the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mininnguaq Kleist, in reporting that Trump Jr. would be arriving Tuesday for a private visit, and there are no inquiries about a meeting with the Greenland government.
Greenland's prime minister, M煤te B. Egede, hasn't commented.
The visit comes after President-elect again made comments about controlling the area in a statement last month as he announced his pick for U.S. ambassador to Denmark. 鈥淔or purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,鈥� he said in a statement.
Trump鈥檚 eldest son has become a prominent player in his father鈥檚 political movement and has served on his presidential transition team, helping to select the people who will staff the incoming White House.
But Trump Jr. has said he has no plans to join his father鈥檚 administration, instead intending to stay a key supporter of his father and his agenda from the outside. He鈥檚 especially vocal online, where he often indulges in trolling and sharing memes and hosts his own twice-a-week podcast, 鈥淭riggered With Don Jr.鈥�
During his first term, Trump mused about purchasing Greenland, which gained home rule from Denmark in 1979. He even after its prime minister dismissed the idea.
The , Greenland sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and is 80% covered by an ice sheet and is home to a large U.S. military base.
In response to Trump's December statement, Egede said, 鈥淕reenland is ours.鈥�
"We are not for sale and will never be for sale,鈥� he said in a statement. 鈥淲e must not lose our years-long fight for freedom.鈥�
Greenland has its own parliament and government headed by Egede. New elections are expected to take place no later than April 6.
Aaja Chemnitz, a member of Greenland鈥檚 parliament wrote in a that people in Greenland need to get better at saying no to the president-elect, writing that it is 鈥渋ncredible that some can be so naive to think happiness is made by us becoming American citizens鈥� and that she doesn鈥檛 鈥渨ant to be a piece of Trump鈥檚 hot dreams of expanding his empire to include our country."
"Don鈥檛 let Trump control the Greenland election campaign and leave the population as losers in that game,鈥� Chemnitz wrote.
___
Price reported from New York. Associated Press writer David Keyton contributed to this report from Berlin.
Will Weissert And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press
