Surprise! Donald Trump’s big, audacious ambition to buy Greenland from Denmark has a tech angle. Ken Howery, named as U.S. President-elect Trump’s pick to

President-elect Donald Trump 's quest to acquire Greenland is to be led by Ken Howery, a venture capitalist, friend of Elon Musk and Trump's pick for ambassador to Denmark.

Yet another person with ties to a network of powerful techno-billionaires is set to join the Trump administration.

Negotiations over an 836,000-square-mile island may fall to a close friend of Elon Musk with experience in deal-making. Just not that kind of deal-making.

Seeing Green Rest assured that as president-elect Donald Trump tries to buy Greenland from Denmark, he'll be selecting some of the most qualified people out there to negotiate this tricky diplomatic endeavor — like one of Elon Musk's old pals.

According to a common variation of this argument, gaining a greater degree of control over Greenland — either by buying it, annexing it or striking a new deal with its government — would serve America’s immediate geopolitical and economic interests,

President Donald Trump nominated Ken Howery as US ambassador to Denmark, positioning him at the heart of a geopolitical dispute over Greenland, a Danish territory the US has eyed for acquisition.

President-elect Donald Trump’s attempts to secure Greenland are rooted in legitimate national security concerns—but to make any progress towards this goal, he must first win the support of its people.

A member of Greenland’s Parliament said Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to the island this week was “all staged” to make it look like Greenlanders supported President-elect Trump

As the senator praises Trump’s pursuit of Greenland, it’s worth appreciating the differences between the old John Fetterman and the new John Fetterman.

Ken Howery’s New Diplomatic Role Places Him at the Intersection of Trump’s Greenland Ambitions and Musk’s Global Reach

“People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need it for national security,” Trump said. If Danish officials don’t cooperate with his bid to take over Greenland, he added, “then I would tariff Denmark at a very high level.”