A group of angry dog-sledders snubbed the Trump administration from attending a major event in Greenland, according to reports Tuesday.
Louisiana Gov. and U.S. envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry was disinvited by Greenlanders to a dogsled race, an annual event with cultural significance for the self-governing Arctic country's majority native population, The Daily Beast reported.
In a statement from the Greenland Dogsledding Association released Sunday, the organization reportedly had “informed that the tourist company that invited Governor Jeff Landry from the United States has withdrawn its invitation.”
The event was slated for March 28 and features 30 of the best dog-sledding teams at Qasigiannguit, a western Greenland town.
The move to cancel the invite signals a strong sentiment among Greenlanders and Danes who have voiced concern and pushed back against President Donald Trump, who has voiced his demand to take over or seize the island nation.
Second lady Usha Vance was also scheduled to attend the event last year, but leaders sensed the "undertones" of the American interest in the country and cancelled her invite as well, The Beast reported.