Greenland Under the U.S.? The White House Avoids Direct Answers

The U.S. claims to control Greenland are the "official position of the U.S. government," stated Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump, in an interview with CNN. However, he evaded a direct answer to the question of whether Washington could use military force to establish control over the Arctic island, reports LETA citing DPA and the New York Post.

When asked by CNN whether the U.S. rules out the use of force to seize Greenland, Miller initially reacted with a remark that the interviewer was simply trying to get a "sensational headline."

When the host insisted on a direct answer, Miller replied, "There is no need to even think or talk about a military operation in the context you are asking about."

He added that "no one is going to go to war with the United States over the future of Greenland."

According to Miller, the island should be part of the U.S., and Trump clearly stated his position on this issue nearly a year ago at the beginning of his presidency.

Miller stated that the U.S., as a leading military power in NATO, should control Greenland for the security of the Arctic region.

He also questioned Denmark's sovereignty over the territory, posing a rhetorical question about what legal basis Greenland belongs to Denmark and why the island should remain a "Danish colony."

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark but has extensive autonomy and is not part of the European Union.

Trump has repeatedly stated that the U.S. should control Greenland for national security reasons, reaffirming this position over the past weekend. He had previously not ruled out that the U.S. might resort to military force to establish control over the island.

On Saturday, former Trump administration staffer Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, posted on social media X a map depicting the outlines of Greenland in the colors of the U.S. flag, captioned "soon."

On Monday, Denmark, its neighboring countries, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the European Union rejected the U.S. claims. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated in an interview with TV2 that Trump’s threats should be taken seriously, and if the U.S. were to attack a NATO member country, "everything would stop — including NATO and, therefore, the security provided since the end of World War II."