🔗 Share this article Stephen Miller Escalates Assertions to Take Over Greenland One of Donald Trump’s senior advisors has ramped up the pressure on the Danish government by questioning Denmark's sovereign claim to the vast Arctic island. Military Intervention Dismissed The president’s deputy chief of staff, also claimed military intervention would not be necessary to take over the northern landmass because “no nation would engage the United States in combat over the future of Greenland”. “What do you mean military action against Greenland? Its population numbers just 30,000 inhabitants people,” he incorrectly stated, despite the actual figure being closer to 57,000. He also suggested that Copenhagen lacks a legitimate right to the region, which is a one-time colonial possession and continues as a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Escalating Diplomatic Strains Miller’s comments follow a period of growing tensions between the two NATO allies after the American leader's repeated interest to purchase Greenland. The Danish foreign policy committee has called an extraordinary meeting to examine the bilateral ties with the United States. Speaking to media, Miller told CNN that dominion of the island could be gained without armed conflict due to its limited number of residents. Questioning Danish Sovereignty “The core issue is what right does Denmark have to assert control over Greenland? What legal foundation of their territorial claim?” Miller questioned. He added: “As the leading power within the dominant force in NATO. For the US to secure the Arctic region to defend NATO, obviously Greenland should be incorporated into the United States.” There was, he said “no need to even consider or discuss” a armed takeover in Greenland, adding: “Nobody is going to fight the US over this issue.” International Reactions These statements came after Trump remarked recently, fresh from events in Venezuela, that the US desired the territory “very badly”. Denmark's leader, Mette Frederiksen, reacted by warning that an American aggression against a NATO ally would mean the end of the defensive pact and “post-Second World War security”. The island's own leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, issued a forceful rebuke, calling on the US president to abandon his “fantasies about annexation” and labeled American rhetoric of being “wholly inappropriate”. Historical Context and Current Stance The aide's assertions came after his wife, podcaster Katie Miller, shared a map on social media of Greenland draped in a US flag with the caption “IN THE NEAR FUTURE”. Asked about the online image, he responded by stating: “This has represented the official stance of the US government from the beginning of this administration... The president has been very clear about that.” Greenland remained a colony until 1953, when it became part of the kingdom of Denmark. The US has had a strategic installation there, critical to its ballistic missile early warning system. Recently, there has been growing support for Greenlandic independence, particularly after revelations about historical policies of the local population. But amid the prospect of Trump’s threat, Greenland in March established a new coalition government in a show of national unity, with its founding document declaring: “Greenland belongs to us.”