The proper response to a changing Arctic is stronger alliances, shared defense frameworks, and cooperative investment, not a unilateral demand for ownership. Let us be clear. The United States already has a military presence in Greenland. We already operate bases. We already share intelligence. We already cooperate on Arctic security. Nothing about our national defense requires annexation. Nothing about American safety demands possession. This is not necessity. (03:05–03:09)
CLAIM
Asserts that the U.S. currently maintains a military presence in Greenland.
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