Stephen Miller, who is deputy chief of staff at the White House, does not believe that military action against Greenland will be necessary.
He said this on Tuesday night in an interview with CNN, where he was asked if he would rule out military action.
- There will be no military action against Greenland. Greenland has a population of 30,000 people. The real question is by what right Denmark claims to have control over Greenland.
Greenland, the world's largest island, is part of the Danish Realm and has around 56,000 inhabitants.
- No one wants to fight militarily against the United States
The journalist asks whether Miller will completely rule out military force against Greenland. To that, the deputy chief of staff responds:
"It makes no sense at all to think or talk about it in the context you are asking about. No one wants to fight militarily against the US over the future of Greenland," he says.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to make Greenland part of the United States.
- The United States is the strongest power in NATO. In order for the United States to secure the Arctic region and protect and defend NATO interests, it is clear that Greenland should be part of the United States, Miller said on Tuesday night.
Shared controversial photo
On Saturday, Miller's wife, American podcaster Katie Miller, shared a post on the social media X 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 Monday night, Danish time, Trump repeated his message that the United States needs Greenland for national security reasons.
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