Denmark reacts after wife of Trump aide Stephen Miller posts photo of American flag covering Greenland
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Denmark on Sunday expressed its disgust after the wife of one of President Trump’s aides posted a photo on social media of Greenland painted in the colors of the American flag.
Katie Miller – the wife of Mr. Trump Stephen Miller – posted a controversial photo of a Danish landmark on his X feed late Saturday, hours after US military action against Venezuela.
His post had one word above it: “SOON.”
Denmark’s ambassador to the US, Jesper Moeller Soerensen, responded on Sunday with a post saying “we expect full respect for the territorial integrity” of Denmark, in addition to a link to Katie Miller’s photo.
“We are close partners and we should continue to work together like that,” Soerensen said about Denmark’s relationship with the US. He added that both countries “work together to ensure security in the Arctic” and that he was “significantly increasing its security efforts in the Arctic” by 2025, an example of how it takes “joint security seriously.”
Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, also responded on social media, calling Miller’s post “disrespectful” but adding that it “changes nothing” about his country’s independence.
“Our country is not for sale and our future is not decided by social media,” Nielsen said in a statement translated into Greenlandic. “We are a democratic society with independence, free elections and strong institutions. Our vision is clearly based on international law and internationally recognized agreements.
Mr. Trump has made it clear many times that he wants Greenland to become an incorporated part of the United States.
His government’s progress towards that goal – including his appointment of an ambassador to Denmark – has drawn the ire of Copenhagen and the European Union.
Stephen Miller is widely seen as the architect of many of Mr. Trump, who directs the president with his tough immigration policies and domestic programs.
America’s competitors in Europe were dismissed by Mr military operations in Caracas on Saturday, when ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife were kidnapped from their home. They are now being arrested by US authorities in New York and will face charges related to drug trafficking and collaboration with gangs designated as terrorist organizations, which Maduro denies.
Mr. Trump said America now it will “run” Venezuela forever and they drew its great fat.
In the case of Greenland, Mr. Trump said that making Denmark a part of the United States would serve American national security, given its location in the Arctic. Greenland is also rich in valuable minerals used in high-tech sectors.
Katie Miller was deputy press secretary under Mr Trump at the Department of Homeland Security during his first term.
She later served as communications director for former Vice President Mike Pence and served as his press secretary.
