"We will be sending a magnificent hospital ship to Greenland to take care of the many who are sick and not being cared for there. It's on its way!!!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
He said that the ship USNS Mercy is being sent in cooperation with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, whom the president has appointed as Greenland envoy.
Trump did not specify which sick people were involved, but the statement comes after a crew member of a US submarine was evacuated by Arctic Command (the Danish military headquarters in Greenland) for medical reasons on Saturday, according to Greenland's public service broadcaster KNR. The person was taken to the hospital in Nuuk.
