{"id":86408,"date":"2026-05-19T17:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/86408\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:37:11","slug":"jeff-landry-skewered-for-cookies-comment-to-greenland-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/86408\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Landry skewered for &#8216;cookies&#8217; comment to Greenland children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Jeff Landry\u2019s (R-LA) \u201ccookie diplomacy\u201d sparked backlash online, with critics questioning President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> messaging abroad.<\/p>\n<p>A bizarre interaction between Landry and Greenlandic children is drawing ridicule after a video appeared to show Trump allies attempting an awkward charm offensive during a visit connected to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4438707\/us-special-envoy-greenland-jeff-landry-key-details-new-deal-europe-nato\/\">Trump\u2019s renewed interest in Greenland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An anti-Trump account called Republicans Against Trump circulated the clip on X on Tuesday that shows Landry speaking with local children in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4468\">Greenland<\/a> as part of a Trump-linked delegation. During the exchange, Landry tells the children that if they come to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"529\">Louisiana<\/a> governor\u2019s mansion, \u201cYou can have all the chocolate chip cookies you can eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remark immediately triggered confusion and mockery across social media, where critics blasted the interaction as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PossumPolitic\/status\/2056737301028299190\">creepy<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Margageek\/status\/2056747555434758207\">pedophilic behavior<\/a> while also adding memes of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TNikander\/status\/2056731909179224218\">Jeffrey Epstein and Trump<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump\u2019s Greenland envoy and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to Greenlandic children:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you come to the Governor\u2019s Mansion in Louisiana, you can have all the chocolate chip cookies you can eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What the hell is this? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUEOXayNcG\">pic.twitter.com\/wUEOXayNcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RpsAgainstTrump\/status\/2056731418898653642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the hell is this?\u201d the post accompanying the video asked, a sentiment echoed by many users reacting to the clip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4563629\/delcy-rodriguez-venezuela-51st-state-trump\/\">DELCY RODRIGUEZ SAYS VENEZUELA WILL \u2018NEVER\u2019 BE 51ST US STATE AFTER TRUMP REMARK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The footage comes amid renewed discussion of Trump\u2019s long-standing fascination with Greenland, which first became news in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/833845\/trump-cancels-trip-to-denmark-over-prime-ministers-refusal-to-discuss-greenland-purchase\/\">2019 after reports surfaced<\/a> that the president had floated purchasing the autonomous Danish territory.<\/p>\n<p>European leaders and foreign policy analysts widely mocked the proposal at the time, though Trump has since defended the idea as strategically sound due to Greenland\u2019s Arctic location and natural resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. Jeff Landry\u2019s (R-LA) \u201ccookie diplomacy\u201d sparked backlash online, with critics questioning President Donald Trump\u2019s messaging abroad. 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