Hewitt calls the agreement a “very big deal”
Hugh HewittConservative radio host, on social media
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt posted on social media that the agreement was a "very big deal" and claimed that "America's long term national security is much better today than yesterday."
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Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he said gives the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland.” Danish and Greenlandic officials initially described an expected agreement and emphasized sovereignty and self-determination. On September 22, the White House published an agreement text dated that day. It reaffirms Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenland’s right to self-determination; provides for U.S. defense areas and access under stated procedures; bars non-NATO states from establishing military installations unless the parties agree otherwise; and has no end date. The text says it enters into force only after diplomatic notice of necessary parliamentary procedures. The dispute remains over how Trump’s “permanent control” description compares with the document’s terms.
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The Independent's report on reaction to Trump's announced Greenland agreement. It directly quotes conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt calling the deal 'a very big deal,' and Tom Nichols, described as a former Naval War College professor and Atlantic staff writer, responding to Hewitt's post. Neither post's own X status URL was given in the article or independently located; the quotations rely on this single outlet's direct quotation.
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Hewitt's post followed Trump's September 18 announcement.
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Tom Nichols responded to Hewitt's post disputing that characterization.
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Relative to Trump's "permanent control" description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement, Hewitt endorses the agreement as a "very big deal" that improves national security, defending Trump's characterization of its significance.
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The Dispute Index. "Hewitt calls the agreement a “very big deal”". First published: 2026-09-22. Last updated: 2026-09-26. https://disputeindex.com/events/1430-conservative-radio-host-hugh-hewitt-posted-on-social