Overview
- Leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK and Denmark declared that “Greenland belongs to its people” and said only Copenhagen and Nuuk can decide the island’s future.
- President Trump reiterated that the United States “needs” Greenland for national security and said he is very serious about acquiring the territory following the Venezuela operation.
- White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller questioned Denmark’s claim over Greenland in a CNN interview and dodged calls to rule out military action while asserting the island should be part of the United States.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any U.S. attack on a NATO ally would mean the end of NATO, and Greenland’s Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejected annexation talk while assuring there is no imminent takeover.
- Katie Miller’s post showing Greenland draped in the U.S. flag with the word “SOON” drew condemnations from Greenland’s leader and Denmark’s ambassador, intensifying the diplomatic dispute.