Trump Greenland threats could end NATO, Danish prime minister warns
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday warned of the consequences of President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, saying it could be the end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Frederiksen said in an interview with Danish broadcaster TV2 that Trump’s threats against Greenland should be taken seriously.
“But I also want to make it clear that if the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops. Including our NATO and therefore the security that has been provided since the end of World War II.” by output.
The United States needs Greenland, a Danish territory, for “national security”, President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One over the weekend.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks at a press conference after the presentation of the Danish Presidency program during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 8, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images)
European and Scandinavian leaders opposed the comments, with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Danish ambassador to the United States Jesper Møller Sørensen underlining their support for Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland and emphasizing that its future should be determined solely by Greenland and Denmark.
White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller doubled down on Trump’s remarks: I tell CNN Greenland “should be part of the United States,” he said in an interview Monday.
CNN host Jake Tapper pressed Miller on whether the Trump administration could rule out military action against the Arctic island.
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On March 8, 2025, the water in Greenland’s Ilulissat harbor was covered with ice. (Joe Raedle/Getty)
“Greenland has a population of 30,000 people,” Miller said. “The question is by what right does Denmark claim control over Greenland? What is the basis for its territorial claims? What is the basis for Greenland being a colony of Denmark?”
“The USA is the power of NATO. Of course, Greenland must be a part of the USA in order to ensure the security of the North Pole region of the USA and to protect and defend NATO and NATO interests,” he added.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a statement posted on Facebook on Monday that his country was “not the object of superpower rhetoric.”
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stands next to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during her visit to the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen on April 28, 2025. (Licelotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
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Nielsen wrote in part: “We are one people. One country. And democracy. That must be respected. Especially by close and loyal friends.”
“Talk of threats, pressure and annexation belongs nowhere among friends,” he added. “This is not the way to talk to a people who have repeatedly shown responsibility, stability and loyalty. That’s enough.”
