In Greenland, it has emerged that there was a paid public among those who appeared as supporters of Donald Trump’s son.
Jenny Matikainen,
Teemu Juhola
In Greenland, there has been an uproar about the future president of the United States Donald Trump’s of a boy Donald Trump Jr from the visit at the beginning of the week.
Trump Jr. visited Greenland at the same time as his father announced his desire to annex Greenland to the United States.
‘s Nordic correspondent in the capital Nuuk Jenny Matikainen according to the locals interviewed, some of the audience at the lunch organized by Trump Jr. were homeless.
– I have heard from several people that Trump Jr.’s staff distributed MAGA caps and told people that they will get a free lunch if they go with them, Matikainen says.
The MAGA abbreviation comes from Trump’s slogan Make America Great Again.
During the visit, many Greenlanders posed with the younger Trump wearing MAGA caps.
Part of the crowd enjoyed lunch with Trump Jr. at the Hereford Beefstouw restaurant of the Hans Egede hotel in the center of Nuuk.
Before that, the recruited people stayed in front of the shop opposite the hotel. From the windows of the hotel, you could clearly see that there were people there.
– I have been told that it was an exploitation of the city’s most disadvantaged. At least that’s how it seemed.
Trump’s PR win
Matikainen talked to two people who often hang out at the store. They were not present at the time of Trump Jr.’s visit.
– They have heard that people were recruited. They don’t deserve it Donald Trump and they don’t know that there is any big MAGA movement in their circle of acquaintances. Of course, we cannot know what the people who participated in the event think about politics.
– This is another PR win for Trump, because his supporters are sure to think that the media is lying.
A homeless person interviewed by Matikainen Jens Steenholdt says he doesn’t know any Trump supporters.
– Everyone I know is against Trump. He said he would join Greenland to the United States. They already have a base in Greenland and I think that’s enough, Steenholdt states.
Steenholdt says that one of his friends went to Trump Jr.’s event for a hat and food, but as he didn’t know English, he didn’t understand what was being said there.
According to Matikainen, the uproar caused by Trump’s visit has caused more foreign media to arrive in Nuuk. According to the Greenlanders, there is something good in the commotion.
– Even those here who think Trump’s speeches are completely stupid have said that it is a good thing that Greenland is being talked about in the world’s media.
As a result of the uproar, Greenlanders are now wondering how the homeless will fare. There are almost a thousand people in Greenland who do not have a permanent home.
– The topic would certainly not have become public without Trump Junior.