President Donald Trump reignited debate over Greenland on Saturday after posting an image to Truth Social showing himself peering over snow-covered mountains toward the island nation with the caption: “Hello Greenland.”

The post comes amid heightened tensions between Greenlanders and the Trump administration following the opening of a new U.S. consulate in Nuuk and a controversial visit by Trump ally and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the new American diplomatic mission on Friday, chanting “Greenland is for Greenlanders” and protesting what many viewed as renewed U.S. pressure over the strategically located territory.

Protest organizer Aqqalukkuluk Fontain said Greenland’s government had already made its position clear to Washington.

“In a democratic world, no means no,” he told the BBC.

Landry’s three-day trip drew criticism after he arrived without an official invitation while diplomatic tensions remain unresolved over Trump’s push for greater American control and influence in Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

During his visit, Landry met with Greenlandic officials and business leaders while also suggesting Greenland could prosper as an independent nation.

The newly expanded 3,000-square-meter U.S. consulate, nicknamed “Trump Towers” by some locals, has become a symbol of Washington’s growing Arctic ambitions.

The Trump administration has argued that Greenland is critical to U.S. national security interests in the Arctic region.

While Trump’s social media post was brief and lighthearted in tone, it underscored the administration’s continued focus on Greenland at a time when many residents remain wary of increasing American involvement.