{"id":5342,"date":"2026-06-23T22:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5342"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:01:25","slug":"trump-official-suggests-u-s-takeover-of-greenland-could-bring-back-red-lobsters-endless-shrimp-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5342","title":{"rendered":"Trump official suggests U.S. takeover of Greenland could bring back Red Lobster&#8217;s endless shrimp: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5341\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf1eb27a2018035e7e6971722a07dc2b.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf1eb27a2018035e7e6971722a07dc2b.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bf1eb27a2018035e7e6971722a07dc2b-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE &#8211; An official biography photo of Thomas Dans, chairman of the US Arctic Research Commission, embedded on a photo of a Red Lobster restaurant in Lakewood, California, US, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Eric Thayer\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\/US Arct<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5339\">Man arrested at Dulles airport after officers allegedly find child sex abuse, bestiality material in phone<\/a><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>A Trump-appointed official suggested that if the United States were to take over Greenland, it could bring back the all-you-can-eat shrimp offer at<u> Red Lobster.<\/u><\/p> <p>Tom Dans, who is currently the chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and served at the Treasury Department during President Donald Trump\u2019s first term,\u00a0<u>told The New Yorker<\/u> back in December that taking Greenland would essentially give the U.S. direct access to a rich supply of seafood.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>&#8220;My view is that the United States could take all the seafood Greenland could produce, and cut out the middleman, and keep it from China\u2014and you could bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Though it is now back for a limited time, Red Lobster initially discontinued its Endless Shrimp offering in 2024 after it was widely cited as a factor in the company\u2019s huge financial loss ahead of its bankruptcy filing.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Endless Shrimp menu item accounted for $11 million of the company\u2019s $76 million net loss in 2023, Reuters reported.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The chain ended up shutting down dozens of locations in 2024.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The deal was reinstated in April 2026, though the cost may vary by location.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>One location told\u00a0<u>FOX Business<\/u> that they would be charging $24.99, nearly $5 more than it cost in 2024. Meanwhile,\u00a0<u>USA Today<\/u> reported other locations could be charging $29.99.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The company did not say when the promotion would expire.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>Greenland is not for sale<\/h2> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Big picture view:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Trump and his administration have pushed the idea of taking over Greenland, citing national security concerns.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5336\">Big Tigger arrest: Domestic violence incident caught on camera<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>The president has stated that the U.S. needed to &#8220;take Greenland,&#8221; otherwise Russia or China would.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The White House considered a range of options, including military force, to acquire the vast Arctic island.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Earlier this year, Trump said he\u2019d rather &#8220;make a deal&#8221; for the territory, &#8220;but one way or the other, we\u2019re going to have Greenland.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>The other side:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen made it clear on Monday that the Greenlandic people continue to insist on self-determination.<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;The Greenlandic people are not for sale. Greenlandic self-determination is not something that can be negotiated,&#8221; Nielsen was quoted by Danish TV 2.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Nielsen also reiterated that the Greenlandic people &#8220;seek good cooperation&#8221; with the U.S., and said his &#8220;courtesy meeting&#8221; with Landry took place with &#8220;mutual respect and in a positive atmosphere.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5334\">US government to oppose plan to sell Titanic artifacts<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Trump-appointed official suggested to The New Yorker that if the United States were to take over Greenland, it could bring back the all-you-can-eat shrimp offer at Red Lobster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,5,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-top-stories","category-unusual"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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