Overview
- Danish and Greenlandic diplomats met White House National Security Council officials and reiterated that the territory is not for sale, saying no U.S. official has privately proposed a purchase.
- Denmark’s Defense Ministry confirmed a 1952 directive ordering forces to open fire immediately against any attempt to seize Greenland, underscoring the alliance stakes for a NATO member.
- Vice President J.D. Vance warned Europe to take Greenland’s security more seriously and said President Trump would go as far as necessary, while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kept the military option on the table.
- Senior adviser Stephen Miller argued on CNN that no country would militarily defend Greenland from the United States, comments that intensified diplomatic pushback from Copenhagen and Nuuk.
- France, Spain, the U.K. and others voiced support for Denmark, with France announcing a consulate in Nuuk, as Congress weighs responses including a proposed resolution by Rep. Ruben Gallego and Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares talks with Danish and Greenlandic ministers next week.