Overview
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said officials are discussing ways to acquire Greenland and confirmed the U.S. military remains an option, with purchase talks described as the preferred path.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he will meet Danish representatives next week, after briefing lawmakers that buying the territory is under consideration while not ruling out force.
- Denmark and several major European allies issued a joint statement backing Copenhagen and asserting that Greenland’s future is for its people to decide.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that any U.S. military move against Greenland would effectively end NATO, a stance echoed by growing criticism in Congress from both parties.
- Greenland’s leadership rejected sale or seizure and public polling shows strong opposition to joining the United States, despite existing U.S. access through the Pituffik Space Base.