Gavin Newsom: “We already cooperate on Arctic security [with Greenland].”

“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 [with Greenland]. Nothing about our national defense requires annexation. Nothing about American safety demands possession. This is not necessity. It is ambition. And ambition without moral grounding is simply appetite.” (03:12–03:16)

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