The biggest President Donald Trump fan in Greenland is Jørgen Boassen, a 50-year-old bricklayer who hosted Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. for a visit in January.
Boassen’s love for Trump is so well documented, CNN reports, that people in the island have nicknamed him as ‘Trump’s son’ in Greenland.
He wears his Make America Great Again hat everywhere and promotes Trump’s vision and policies everywhere he goes.
Boassen is a supporter President Trump’s desire to be more engaged with Greenland, but stops short of the idea of Greenland becoming the 51st state.
‘Not the 51st state but the best and closest ally with everything — with defense, mining, oil exploration, trade, everything,’ he told CNN.
Boassen even traveled to Pennsylvania to help campaign for Trump and attended a political rally. He also went to Mar-a-lago for a victory party following the election and was invited to the Inauguration.
He’s become a celebrity in some MAGA circles.
‘Everybody here recognizes me and wants their photograph taken with me,’ Boassen told DailyMail.com in a January interview. ‘They are calling me the “People’s Hero” They say I’m the man to change the future of Greenland.’
So when Donald Trump Jr. wanted to visit Greenland in January, Boassen was one of the unofficial ambassadors.
Trump Jr. brought a group of friends including TPUSA activist Charlie Kirk and flew aboard the Trump’s private jet for a visit.
The visit made a splash as they went to a restaurant and met with Boassen and group of Trump supporters about their country.
‘We were there for three hours on the ground and we learned a lot,’ Kirk revealed after the visit, describing the territory as ‘pristine’ and ‘beautiful.’
Boassen believes that the United States would be that ‘best and closest ally’ to provide them with support.
Greenlanders continue to widely support for independence from Denmark, but there is some wariness about exchanging one oppressive government for another.
A recent poll revealed that 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States, but Boassen believes there could be some kind of arrangement between the two countries.
With just 57,000 people in the region, Greenland it would be difficult to declare independence and survive as a country without an international partner.
Denmark provides subsidies of about $500 million to support health, education, and public services.
But Boassen still believes the United States would be the best international partner to help them break free.