Jeanne Shaheen on U.S. Politics

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 22, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 22, 2026

4 published statements. Dates: February 28, 2026 to September 24, 2026

Challenged the characterization

1 published statement. Dates: September 22, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 22, 2026

Jeanne Shaheen

Role at the time: U.S. senator for New Hampshire and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

September 22, 2026Challenged 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 statementRanking 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.

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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.

Read statement Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement