Shaheen says the agreement essentially returns the U.S.-Greenland defense relationship to its prior state
U.S. senator for New Hampshire and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“After months of threatening our NATO Ally Denmark and disregarding the will of the Greenlandic people, President Trump has reached a ‘deal’ that essentially returns the U.S.-Greenland defense relationship to where it was before.”
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Official statement
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Shaheen’s statement responds to the September 22 agreement text and characterizes its practical effect as returning the defense relationship to its prior state while criticizing President Trump’s threats and rhetoric.
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Trump had described the announced agreement as giving the United States permanent control over security and all other needs in Greenland.
After the quotation
Shaheen said the agreement’s practical effect returned the defense relationship to where it was before and said prior threats had damaged trust with allies.
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Case context: Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
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Shaheen directly characterizes the agreement as returning the relationship to its prior state, challenging Trump’s description that it gives the United States permanent control.
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Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
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