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(MENAFN) A senior aide to US President Donald Trump has restated that Washington considers Greenland rightfully American territory, describing the claim as an official government stance and asserting that no state could realistically block such a move.
Stephen Miller, the president’s deputy chief of staff for policy and a central figure behind Trump’s agenda, said the administration has been clear about its intentions regarding the Arctic island. Greenland, which operates as an autonomous region within Denmark, has once again become a point of contention since Trump returned to office and revived his earlier push to bring the territory under US control on national security grounds.
Tensions intensified last week following a social media post by Miller’s wife, Katie, a former Trump staffer, who shared an image of Greenland covered by a US flag with the caption “soon.” The post appeared shortly after Washington’s military operation in Venezuela and preceded Trump’s statement that the US “absolutely needs” Greenland.
When questioned about the administration’s position, Miller confirmed its consistency. “The president has been clear for months that the US should have Greenland as part of the overall security apparatus. That has been the formal position of the US government since the beginning of this administration,” he said.
Asked whether the United States might resort to force, Miller avoided a direct response but insisted that “nobody is going to fight the US militarily over the future of Greenland.” He also challenged Denmark’s sovereignty over the island, arguing that “obviously Greenland should be part of the US” if Washington is to fulfill its role as NATO’s primary power in safeguarding the Arctic region.
Officials in Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the claim. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned Washington against threatening what she described as a “historically close ally,” arguing that any attempt to seize Greenland would effectively dismantle NATO.
“I believe the US president should be taken seriously when he says he wants Greenland,” Frederiksen said. “But if the US were to attack another NATO country militarily, everything would stop – including NATO itself.”
Stephen Miller, the president’s deputy chief of staff for policy and a central figure behind Trump’s agenda, said the administration has been clear about its intentions regarding the Arctic island. Greenland, which operates as an autonomous region within Denmark, has once again become a point of contention since Trump returned to office and revived his earlier push to bring the territory under US control on national security grounds.
Tensions intensified last week following a social media post by Miller’s wife, Katie, a former Trump staffer, who shared an image of Greenland covered by a US flag with the caption “soon.” The post appeared shortly after Washington’s military operation in Venezuela and preceded Trump’s statement that the US “absolutely needs” Greenland.
When questioned about the administration’s position, Miller confirmed its consistency. “The president has been clear for months that the US should have Greenland as part of the overall security apparatus. That has been the formal position of the US government since the beginning of this administration,” he said.
Asked whether the United States might resort to force, Miller avoided a direct response but insisted that “nobody is going to fight the US militarily over the future of Greenland.” He also challenged Denmark’s sovereignty over the island, arguing that “obviously Greenland should be part of the US” if Washington is to fulfill its role as NATO’s primary power in safeguarding the Arctic region.
Officials in Denmark and Greenland have firmly rejected the claim. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned Washington against threatening what she described as a “historically close ally,” arguing that any attempt to seize Greenland would effectively dismantle NATO.
“I believe the US president should be taken seriously when he says he wants Greenland,” Frederiksen said. “But if the US were to attack another NATO country militarily, everything would stop – including NATO itself.”
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