Trump Greenland takeover would end NATO, Denmark asserts

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen connected Monday warned astir nan implications of President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, saying it could beryllium nan extremity of nan North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Frederiksen told Danish broadcaster TV2 successful an question and reply that Trump’s threats astir Greenland should beryllium taken seriously.

"But I besides want to make it clear that if nan U.S. chooses to onslaught different NATO state militarily, past everything stops. Including our NATO and frankincense nan information that has been provided since nan extremity of nan Second World War," she said according to nan outlet.

President Donald Trump told reporters connected Air Force One complete nan play that the U.S. needs Greenland, a Danish territory, for "national security."

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during a property convention pursuing nan position of nan programme of nan Danish Presidency during a plenary convention astatine nan European Parliament successful Strasbourg, France, connected July 8, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images)

European and Nordic leaders pushed backmost against nan comments, pinch Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Denmark’s ambassador to nan United States, Jesper Møller Sørensen, underscoring their support for Denmark’s sovereignty complete Greenland and stressing that its early must beryllium wished by Greenland and Denmark alone.

White House lawman main of unit for argumentation Stephen Miller doubled down connected Trump’s remarks, telling CNN successful an question and reply connected Monday that Greenland "should beryllium portion of nan United States."

CNN anchor Jake Tapper pressed Miller astir whether nan Trump management could norm retired subject action against nan Arctic island.

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Ice covers nan h2o successful nan harbor successful Ilulissat, Greenland, connected March 8, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty)

"Greenland has a organization of 30,000 people," Miller said. "The existent mobility is by what correct does Denmark asseverate power complete Greenland. What is nan ground of their territorial claim? What is their ground of having Greenland arsenic a colony of Denmark?"

"The United States is nan powerfulness of NATO. For nan United States to unafraid nan Arctic region, to protect and take sides NATO and NATO interests, evidently Greenland should beryllium portion of nan United States," he added.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said successful a Monday connection posted connected Facebook that his state is "not an entity of superpower rhetoric."

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stands adjacent to Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during a sojourn to nan Danish Parliament successful Copenhagen connected April 28, 2025. (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

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"We are a people. A land. And democracy. This has to beryllium respected. Especially by adjacent and loyal friends," Nielsen wrote successful part.

"Threats, unit and talk of annexation do not beryllium anyplace betwixt friends," he added. "That’s not really you talk to a group who person many times shown responsibility, stableness and loyalty. This is enough."