Senior White House official Stephen Miller described the US claim to control Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, as "the official position of the United States government."
Asked by a CNN host whether the government was ruling out military action to take over Greenland, US President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff said that "nobody is going to go to war with the US over the future of Greenland." "That makes no sense," he added.
"Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark claim control over Greenland? The US is a NATO power," Miller said.
According to Miller, US President Donald Trump has made it very clear that Greenland should be part of the US since the beginning of his term, almost a year ago. "There is absolutely no need to consider military action," Miller told CNN.
The US is the most important military power in NATO and therefore needs control over Greenland to secure the Arctic region and thus guarantee the security of the defense alliance, he stated.
Miller also questioned why Greenland even officially belongs to Denmark, a NATO partner.
"By what right does Denmark have control over Greenland? What is the basis for its territorial claim? What is the basis for Greenland being a colony of Denmark?" he asked.
The island of Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but is largely autonomous and not in the EU. It is strategically important due to its wealth of raw materials and serves as a base for military control of the Arctic.
Miller spoke about Greenland after his wife, Katie Miller, sparked outrage on Saturday with a post on X.com showing a map of Greenland in the colors of the American flag, with the words "Soon" written in large letters above the image.
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