BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who also serves as the U.S. Special Envoy to Greenland, made several recommendations on Tuesday to President Donald Trump to strengthen America's relationship with the ice-covered country. 

In a social media post, Landry suggested Trump take the following courses of action: 
1. Establish direct shipping routes between the United States and Greenland.
2. Expand the U.S. diplomatic presence in Greenland.
3. Approve Denmark’s State Partnership Program application with an Arctic and Greenland focus while strengthening the U.S. military presence on the island.
4. Create a U.S.–Greenland Joint Investment Fund.
5. Expand educational, cultural and public diplomacy exchanges between the U.S. and Greenland.

.@realDonaldTrump is right about Greenland. When I visited in May, Greenlanders made one thing clear: they feel abandoned by Denmark. A stronger American presence would make both Greenland and the United States stronger.

I have recommended that President Trump pursue the… pic.twitter.com/BK6E7xAWjO

— Jeff Landry (@JeffLandry) July 7, 2026

The comment was accompanied by a video of Trump discussing Greenland, saying the country "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark."

Landry was appointed to be the special envoy, a volunteer position, in December. Landry has visited the country at least twice and said the people of Greenland "feel abandoned by Denmark," despite the two nations vowing to not let the U.S. take over.