The issue of Greenland has not gone away. In fact, things seem to be heating up on several fronts regarding the Trump Administration’s desire to gain control of the largest island in the world. To begin with, President Trump has consistently called for the United States to somehow absorb or unite with Greenland — after the Danes allow their territory to invoke it’s right of self-determination, of course: Here is the full text of the President’s post from March — just one of many times he’s expressed the desire and need to take Greenland under American control: As I made clear during my Joint Address to Congress, the United States strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future. We will continue to KEEP YOU SAFE, as we have since World War II. We are ready to INVEST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to create new jobs and MAKE YOU RICH — And, if you so choose, we welcome you to be a part of the Greatest Nation anywhere in the World, the United States of America! On one hand, it is well known that the Pentagon maintains contingencies upon contingencies. But Secretary of Defense Hegseth answered questions about contingencies to take Greenland by force in a way that almost seemed as though he WANTED to project the intent that the US is seriously considering doing so! And a potential invasion to take the island certainly aligns with President Trump’s insistence that Greenland is critical for the national security of the United States, according to the New York Post: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations. “Our job at the Defense Department is to have plans for any contingency,” Hegseth said several times. It is not unusual for the Pentagon to draw up contingency plans for conflicts that have not arisen, but his handling of the questions prompted a Republican lawmaker to step in a few minutes later. “It is not your testimony today that there are plans at the Pentagon for taking by force or invading Greenland, correct?” said Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. As Hegseth started to repeat his answer about contingency plans, Turner added emphatically, “I sure as hell hope that is not your testimony.” “We look forward to working with Greenland to ensure that it is secured from any potential threats,” Hegseth responded. President Donald Trump has said multiple times that he wants to take control of the strategic, mineral-rich island nation of Greenland, long a U.S. ally. Those remarks have been met with flat rejections from Greenland’s leaders. Check out this clip of the exchange referenced in that article during Hegseth’s recent testimony before Congress: GOP Rep. Mike Turner pressed Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth to make clear that there were no plans to invade Greenland: “Because I sure as hell hope that is not your testimony.” Hegseth: “We look forward to working with Greenland to ensure that it is secured.” https://t.co/Df2R4zlpFg pic.twitter.com/mN3rT2XBii — ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2025 And just as Hegseth’s answers seemed purposefully intended to project a future reality of American ownership of Greenland… A recent move by President Trump, re-organizing Greenland under the auspices of U.S. Northern Command, seems similarly symbolic by design: Update: President Trump places Greenland under US Northern Command jurisdiction, in preparation for US takeover of the Denmark colony!! This means Greenland falls under the command of the General in charge of America’s Defenses! pic.twitter.com/FoIxdoB4eT — US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) June 5, 2025 That shift in responsibility over the strategic island essentially means it’s defense is considered akin to the defense of the American homeland, as opposed to simply defending our European allies, in the event of a threat. It also denotes that the intention to acquire Greenland remains central in President Trump’s mind, as reported by CBS News: The Trump administration is planning to move Greenland from the purview of U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, several U.S. officials told CBS News. Moving Greenland to Northern Command, which is in charge of defending the homeland, is a symbolic statement suggesting a view of Greenland as more a part of the defense of the U.S. than of Europe. In the eyes of the U.S., the move treats Greenland more like Canada and less like a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Politico first reported the planned move, and CNN first reported the administration was considering the change. Top Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have pressed Greenland to break from Denmark and come under the security umbrella of the United States, sources said. Vance visited the Pituffik Space Base in March and blasted Denmark’s management of Greenland, accusing it of underinvesting in Greenland’s people and security architecture. The space base is equipped with a warning system to detect incoming missiles, and the Pentagon sees Greenland as critical to national security. President Trump hasn’t given up on the idea of acquiring Greenland, which he and other top officials see as key to U.S. national security. When Vance visited in March, Mr. Trump said, “We have to have Greenland.” Last, but not least… President Trump has even directed America’s spies to increase their covert scrutiny of the political leanings of Greenland’s population. We only know about those classified instructions because the Wall Street Journal reported on them, after leakers within the intel community attempted to sabotage the operation by exposing it. Trish Regan commented on that scandal when it broke, highlighting the conspiratorial nature of the Deep State intel agencies: Let’s get this straight… Our Intel community is told to step up its information gathering on Greenland. Instead of stepping up intel… They LEAK their new orders to the WSJ… and WSJ publishes the news as an “exclusive”!!! Not much of an intel community… pic.twitter.com/A6VT4KygZP — Trish Regan (@trish_regan) May 7, 2025 Nevertheless, the fact that President Trump actually redirected intelligence assets to dig in to the political realities of Greenland’s residents means he’s SERIOUS. And those who leaked the classified info had Tulsi Gabbard on their trail, according to this report from the New York Post: America’s intelligence leaders were directed last week to focus on learning more about Greenland’s independence movement and attitudes toward a greater US presence to support President Trump’s bid to convince residents of the world’s largest island to join the United States. The classified “collection emphasis” instructions, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, ordered agency chiefs to use spies and electronic tools to identify Greenlandic and Danish supporters of Trump’s goals, and to learn more about Greenland’s secession movement and attitudes toward US resource extraction. Since Trump’s first term, his advisers have considered it likely that the island’s roughly 57,000 residents, most of whom are Inuit, would vote for independence and then choose to enter into a compact of free association with the US, in which Washington would provide defense and other benefits. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard implicitly confirmed the WSJ report in a statement Wednesday — and vowed to catch the leakers responsible. Trump argues that Greenland is necessary for US and global security — citing the fact that it abuts important North Atlantic shipping lanes and is home to an American military installation that tracks potential Russian missile launches, and noting its bounty of rare earth elements. While the acquisition of Greenland sounded strange the first time I caught wind of President Trump’s goal, I now ‘get it’. Not only does it control the over watch of strategic shipping lanes (and the northern approach to the contiguous lower 48)… And not only does it provide signal and radar capabilities in the event that Russia were to launch some type of assault over the pole towards America… But it also has a wealth of those oh-so-important rare earth minerals that everyone is talking about. Nothing on the technological advanced horizon happens… without those rare earth minerals. Yes, it sounded strange to my ears the first time I heard President Trump casually talking about annexing Greenland. But all these recent moves by the Trump Administration tells me they’re not only serious when it comes to taking control of the island. They probably mean to get that taken care of sooner, rather than later.