Gavin Newsom: “We already operate bases [in Greenland].”

“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 [in Greenland]. 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. It is ambition.” (03:05–03:09)

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