Stephen Miller says Greenland should be U.S., won’t rule out force, claims NATO power makes it ours; Rubio says aim is to buy, downplays force

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This reads like a real-life imperial power play

Stephen Miller stunned US allies and rattled NATO on Monday night after flatly declaring that Greenland ‘should be part of the United States’ – and insisting that no country would dare fight Washington over the Arctic territory’s future.

In a combative appearance on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser brushed aside repeated questions about whether the United States might use military force to seize Greenland, currently governed by Denmark.

‘Nobody’s gonna fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,’ Miller said on air, brushing aside repeated attempts to get him to explicitly rule out military action.

Pressed directly on whether military intervention was off the table, Miller did not deny the possibility. Instead, he challenged Denmark’s sovereignty over the island.

‘What is the basis of their territorial claim?’ Miller asked.

‘What is their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark? The United States is the power of NATO. For the United States to secure the Arctic region, to protect and defend NATO and NATO interests, obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States, and so that’s a conversation that we’re going to have as a country.’

The extraordinary comments came after after President Donald Trump again refused to rule out taking Greenland by force, deepening fears among European allies that the administration is prepared to redraw borders inside NATO in the name of US ‘national security.’

Miller insisted that the idea of Greenland joining the United States is not a sudden escalation, despite the renewed attention surrounding it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15437239/Stephen-Miller-declares-Greenland-US.html

Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action
The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/rubio-tells-lawmakers-trump-aims-to-buy-greenland-downplays-military-action-5c94e05c