“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” Trump claimed during an exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One. “The Danish navy is traveling in Greenland waters, and our big trawlers are also everywhere. Their statement came after Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, claimed during a CNN interview that “nobody” was “going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland”. “We will determine our own future, and we will continue to work with Denmark and the United States. We have always considered the United States as our ally.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2026 01:33 UTC