Trump administration weighs military option to acquire Greenland

The Trump administration is weighing options to acquire Greenland, including the use of the military, the Independent.co reported.

The White House said Tuesday: "The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the Commander-in-Chief's disposal." On Monday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told CNN, "The president has made clear for months now that the United States should be the nation that has Greenland as part of our overall security apparatus." Greenland is described in the report as a mineral-rich Arctic island and a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark; Trump told reporters last Sunday it is "so strategic right now," adding the territory "is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place."

Also over the weekend, U.S. forces captured Venezuela's now-deposed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores; they subsequently pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges in New York. On Tuesday six major European nations said in a joint statement: "Only Denmark and Greenland can decide on matters concerning their relations." It is not specified what steps the administration will take next.

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World, Greenland, Us Military, Denmark, Stephen Miller, Nicolás Maduro