President-elect Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., was scheduled to visit Greenland on Tuesday, weeks after his Father expressed his desire for the US to gain control of the autonomous Danish territory. The visit, confirmed to CBS News by a Greenlandic official, also comes a day after Mr. Trump suggested in a social media post that people in the vast region were “MAGA.”

“Donald Trump Jr.’s visit is a private visit and is respected by Naalakkersuisut – the government of Greenland. Therefore, there will be no reaction to the visit,” Mininnguaq Kleist, Greenland’s permanent secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told CBS News. “Our country is open to visits and visitors are welcome in our beautiful country.”

Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the trip, that Trump Jr. planned to film content for a podcast and that he would only visit for a day.

On Monday, Trump said in a social media post that he had “heard that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA.'” My son Don Jr. and various representatives will be traveling there to visit some of the most beautiful areas and sights. Greenland is an incredible place and the people will benefit enormously if and when we become part of our nation. We will protect and cherish it from a very vicious outside world. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

Greenland has a population of around 57,000 and is a fully autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. It has oil, natural gas and mineral resources, but its economy relies on subsidies from Denmark and fishing.

President-elect Trump had expressed interest in purchasing Greenland during his first term, although the idea quickly emerged rejected by the Danish authorities.

Two weeks ago, Trump said on social media: “For the purposes of national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that possession and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”

The Greenland government has twice rejected Mr Trump’s expressions of interest in the area, with Prime Minister Mute Egede in attendance Proverb just before Christmas that “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and never will be.”

Last week, Egede gave a New Year’s address in which he urged Greenland to cast off “the shackles of colonialism” and gain full independence from Denmark.

“It is time for us to take a step ourselves and shape our future, including in terms of who we will work closely with and who our trading partners will be,” said Egede.

A Greenlandic lawmaker in the Danish parliament, Aaja Chemnitz, said Trump’s interest should be rejected, Reuters reported.

“I don’t want to be a pawn in Trump’s hot dreams of expanding his empire into our country,” Chemnitz said.