Jeanne Shaheen
Role at the time: U.S. senator for New Hampshire and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said the September 22 agreement essentially returns the U.S.-Greenland defense relationship to its prior state, while criticizing President Trump’s prior threats and rhetoric.
“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.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Agreement with Greenland, Denmark · Jeanne ShaheenFull statement beginning “After months of threatening our NATO Ally Denmark.”
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.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
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.