Overview
- On CNN, White House deputy chief Stephen Miller called control over Greenland the official U.S. position and said no one would fight the United States over the island.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said a U.S. attack on territory of a NATO ally would end the alliance and urged Washington to stop its threats.
- Germany, Nordic states and Baltic ministers backed Copenhagen, with Berlin stressing that Greenland is covered by NATO’s defense and calling for talks on stronger protection.
- President Trump reiterated that the United States “needs” Greenland for national security and suggested a near-term timetable after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.
- The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported the White House has labeled acquiring Greenland a priority and that military force is “always an option,” though no U.S. action toward the island has been reported.