Stephen Miller, who is deputy chief of staff in the White House, does not believe that military action against Greenland will be necessary.
He says this on the night of Tuesday in an interview with CNN, where he is asked if he will rule out military action.
- There will be no talk of a military action against Greenland. Greenland has a population of 30,000 people. The real question is by what right does Denmark claim to have control over Greenland.
Greenland, the world's largest island, is part of the Danish Commonwealth and has around 56,000 inhabitants.
- No one wants to fight militarily against the United States
The journalist asks if Miller will completely rule out military force against Greenland. To that the deputy chief of staff replies:
- It makes no sense at all to think or talk about it in the context you ask about. No one wants to fight militarily against the United States over Greenland's future, he says.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has expressed several times that he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States.
- The USA is the strongest power in NATO. In order for the US to secure the Arctic area and protect and defend NATO's interests, it is clear that Greenland should be part of the US, says Miller on Tuesday night.
Shared controversial photo
On Saturday, Miller's wife, the American podcaster Katie Miller, shared on the social media X a post with a picture of Greenland colored with the American flag. The post subsequently received a lot of attention.
The picture was accompanied by a short text that says "SOON", which in Danish can be translated as "soon".
On the night of Monday Danish time, Trump repeated his message that the US needs Greenland for the sake of the national security situation.
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