Trump Aide: U.S. Could "Take" Greenland, Control "Weaker States"

A senior aide to former U.S. President Donald Trump has argued the United States has a right to seize Greenland and should use military power to control weaker nations. Stephen Miller made the remarks in a CNN interview. He stated the U.S. has a "right" to "take" Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory. He also supported Trump's past desire to run Venezuela's government. Miller laid out a vision of U.S. foreign policy based on military strength. He said America should use its power to dominate what he called "weaker states." The comments revive a controversial idea from Trump's presidency. In 2019, Trump publicly discussed trying to buy Greenland, an idea Denmark called "absurd." Miller's latest statements expand on that concept with broader claims of American authority over other nations.