Trump says he’s sending a hospital boat to Greenland. Nobody is aware of why | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump introduced the U.S. is “going to send a great hospital boat” to Greenland.

But it’s unclear why the island wants one, which boat he’s sending, and when.

The president shared his announcement on his Truth Social account Saturday night, shortly earlier than internet hosting a dinner for governors on the White House. Trump famous that he’s working with Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s Republican governor, whom he named the U.S. particular envoy to Greenland late final yr.

“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The president’s put up included an illustration of the USNS Mercywhich is one among two hospital ships operated by the U.S. Navy. He didn’t say when the ship would possibly arrive, or how lengthy it will keep. It’s additionally unclear what particularly prompted Trump’s determination. The Greenlandic authorities gives free healthcare to residents.

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The boat and its sister vessel the USNS Comfort are moored in Mobile, Alabama, in keeping with naval trackers.

The Independent has requested extra data from the White House, the Department of Defense and Landry’s workplace.

The announcement additionally arrived hours after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated a crew member from a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters, in keeping with Reuters. The crew member required pressing medical consideration, authorities stated.

The U.S. Navy sailor needed to be medically evacuated from a nuclear-powered submarine that broke from its mission and surfaced roughly eight miles from Nuuk, Greenland.

Landry re-shared Trump’s announcement on X, writing, “Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump! Proud to work with you on this important issue!”

Orla Joelsen, a outstanding Greenlandic activist, reacted to Trump’s announcement on X, writing, “No thanks!!!”

“We in Greenland are healthy and doing well, sustained by our own traditional foods — including seal blubber, which is rich in vitamins and nutrients that have kept our population strong for generations,” he stated.

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Trump and his allies have repeatedly argued the U.S. should purchase Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark, for nationwide safety functions. Meanwhile, Greenlandic officers have maintained the island is just not on the market, and that it ought to stay a territory of Denmark.

Late final month, Trump introduced the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland.

“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” he wrote on Truth Social.

Trump’s push for Greenland seems to be unpopular amongst many Americans. An AP-NORC ballot printed earlier this month discovered that 72 % of U.S. adults disapprove of the way in which Trump is dealing with Greenland, whereas simply 24 % approve.