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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made it plain on America Reports that the Biden-era weakness on national defense is over and that Greenland is “absolutely essential” to American security — not a luxury for policymakers to debate, but a strategic must-have. Her blunt assessment is exactly the kind of straight talk Americans want from their leaders when the world grows more dangerous and rivals like China and Russia circle the Arctic.
President Trump has acted on that conviction, naming Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland and repeatedly insisting that American control of the island is vital for homeland defense and global stability. This is more than rhetoric; it’s a coherent America First foreign-policy move designed to protect American interests rather than appease overseas elites who prefer talk over action.
The call for a vastly stronger military goes hand in hand with securing Greenland, as the president has argued while pushing for a massive defense budget that will deter aggression and secure Arctic advantage. You can’t have credible deterrence with hollow promises; the administration’s strategy ties resources to geography and places where America must not be outmaneuvered.
National security analysts on conservative outlets have been clear: Greenland matters. Experts on Fox Business have explained why the island’s location and resources make it strategically indispensable, and why leaving it in a gray zone is a recipe for future crises the United States would be blamed for avoiding.
Some in Europe and in the media will clutch their pearls and invoke sovereignty as if American strength were hostile by definition, but the world has changed since the days of trust and complacency. Even Denmark has warned it expects respect for territorial integrity — a reminder that diplomacy and strength must work together while America asserts its security priorities rather than begging permission from skeptical neighbors.
Karoline Leavitt’s fire-forged defense of the policy should give patriots confidence: this administration will back up words with appointments, budgets, and strategy. Hardworking Americans know it’s better to secure our hemisphere and protect our allies than to apologize for power; it’s time to stand with leaders who put American safety first and to reject the timid foreign policy that got us into precarious positions in the first place.
