Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Why We Don’t Need Seasoned Diplomats

A new article in the American magazine The New Yorker sheds new light on the network of actors who have spent the past year and a half working to advance Donald Trump’s ambitions in Greenland.

In addition to confirming information previously reported by Denmark’s Radio (DR) and The New York Times, the magazine story adds considerable detail to the account of American outreach efforts that stretch all the way back to Trump’s first term in office.

Secret White House Group

According to The New Yorker, two of the American men who are now accused of carrying out private “influence operations” in Greenland last year were members of a secret working group within the White House National Security Council during Trump’s first administration.

The men, Tom Dans and Drew Horn, were reportedly part of a group whose primary objective was clear: to undermine the Danish Realm and secure an American takeover of Greenland.

The working group, known as the Greenland Policy Coordination Committee, included representatives from various U.S. government agencies. Tom Dans and Drew Horn represented their respective agencies alongside several other officials, according to journalist Ben Taub, who wrote the article.

Together, they sought to accelerate Greenland’s path toward independence in a direction that would increase the country’s dependence on the United States.

Businessman Drew Horn was one of the group’s leaders.

Denmark and Greenland Were Unaware

In the autumn of 2019, members of this secret group visited Nuuk to discuss Greenland’s natural resources, according to the magazine.

They were part of an official American diplomatic delegation.

However, their underlying agenda was unknown to their Greenlandic hosts.

Since Trump’s return to political prominence, both Tom Dans and Drew Horn have traveled repeatedly to Greenland, attempting to build relationships with politicians, business leaders, and ordinary citizens.

Their activities have been documented by Greenlandic, Danish, and international media.

Throughout this period, neither Denmark nor Greenland was aware of the group, its objectives, or the roles played by Tom Dans and Drew Horn within it, according to the respected American magazine.

Sources told The New Yorker and The New York Times that the two men had long been on the Kingdom’s radar because of their activities in Greenland. However, politically they appear to have been treated as ordinary allies still operating within traditional diplomatic norms rather than as actors pursuing a potentially destabilizing political agenda in Greenland.

The Motorcycle Activist

A third individual highlighted in the article is Chris Cox, founder of the motorcycle group Bikers for Trump, who has also been the subject of reports by other media outlets.

Chris Cox visited Nuuk in March last year, where he allegedly attempted to recruit citizens to a separatist movement, compiled lists of residents’ political views, and gathered historical information that could be used to create divisions within the Danish Realm.

According to The New Yorker, Cox subsequently briefed both the White House and Republican members of Congress about the trip.

The magazine also reports that Drew Horn has briefed members of the Trump administration following his visits to Greenland. Tom Dans has likewise made clear in several media interviews that he maintains close contacts with people inside the White House.

In December 2025, Tom Dans was appointed to lead the U.S. Arctic Research Commission under Trump, while Chris Cox became a member of an advisory committee within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security three months after his trip to Nuuk.

Throughout the article, Boassen appears as a recurring local contact—an informal link between American actors and the segment of Greenlandic society he represents.

Taken together, the article paints a clearer picture of the unusual network of individuals surrounding the dispute over Greenland.

—KNR
Now add the governor of Louisiana:
Happy National Day to all the people across the incredible island of Greenland.

May today serve as a reminder of your rich culture, traditions, and values that define your heritage.

As America inches closer to her 250th Independence Day, we join in the celebration of liberty and opportunity.

Perhaps America’s 251st birthday can be celebrated with the addition of it’s 51st state! 🇺🇸🇬🇱
As a governor, you must surely have a bad taste in your mouth suggesting that another people and country should simply become part of the United States.

Greenland is not a vacant territory waiting to be added as a 51st state. We are a people with our own history, culture, language, and democratic right to determine our own future.

On Greenland’s National Day, a message of respect for Greenlandic self-determination would have been far more appropriate than repeating American expansionist fantasies.

I hope the voters of Louisiana will remember this attitude when the time comes to choose their next governor.

Shame on you.
Become our 51st state because Red Lobster needs the shrimp!🦐 
Denmark hires Air Greenland for Arctic surveillance

Denmark’s defence ministry said Monday Air Greenland had been selected to help the military with transport and surveillance in the strategic Arctic region.

The ministry said Denmark’s parliament had agreed to phase out the use of Challenger passenger jets and enter an agreement with Air Greenland for transport and surveillance in the Arctic.“Two transport and surveillance aircraft will provide a high level of availability and mean strengthened task performance,” the ministry said in a statement. The aircraft would be equipped with additional fuel tanks and sensors “to be used among other things for rescue missions” —“They are in the best position to carry out the task, as Air Greenland is familiar with both the area and the unique climate found in Greenland. –Leasing two aircraft will increase their operational availability, which is crucial to carrying out the mission” says the danish Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus.

On a visit to Greenland, Bruus also told reporters that Denmark had invested “massively and rearmed massively” in the Arctic.

—Sermitsiaq
We don’t need seasoned diplomats because the U.S. government is an embarrassing pack of idiots. Competent people would just be in the way.
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