Stephen Miller says U.S. could seize Greenland, claims control over Venezuela

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said on Monday in a CNN interview with Jake Tapper that Greenland rightfully belonged to the United States and could be seized if the administration chose to do so. “Nobody’s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,” Mr.

Miller said after being asked whether he would rule out using military force. Mr. Miller framed the remarks as part of a broader effort to justify what the article described as American imperialism, saying “We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power” and calling those the “iron laws of the world.” His comments followed a social media image posted by his wife and Mr.

Trump’s renewed push for the island; Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark urged Mr. Trump to “stop the threats” to annex Greenland. The article noted that the United States’ taking Greenland by force would fracture NATO’s central agreement, under which an attack on any member is treated as an attack on all, and that Mr.

Trump has previously said he would not rule out using the military to take Greenland. Mr. Miller also said the United States was “running Venezuela” after a U.S. raid that the article says seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from Caracas, dismissing international treaties as “international niceties.” He argued a U.S.

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Politics, Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, Greenland, Venezuela, Nato