Juana Summers

From NPR, I'm Juana Summers. It's Consider This from NPR. President Trump's calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage. Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland's security, recently announced that it would further boost its defense spending. Earlier this month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill held a hearing focused on Trump's ambitions.

From NPR, I'm Juana Summers. It's Consider This from NPR. President Trump's calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage. Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland's security, recently announced that it would further boost its defense spending. Earlier this month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill held a hearing focused on Trump's ambitions.

In Greenland, Naya Nathanielson was watching. She's running for parliament in next month's elections, and I met her at her office in Nuuk last week. On one wall next to her desk, a piece of art caught my eye. It's an illustration of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, gavel in hand.

In Greenland, Naya Nathanielson was watching. She's running for parliament in next month's elections, and I met her at her office in Nuuk last week. On one wall next to her desk, a piece of art caught my eye. It's an illustration of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, gavel in hand.

In Greenland, Naya Nathanielson was watching. She's running for parliament in next month's elections, and I met her at her office in Nuuk last week. On one wall next to her desk, a piece of art caught my eye. It's an illustration of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, gavel in hand.

On the lectern, the words, fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. I started by asking Naya Nathanielson for her reaction when she heard Trump's goal to take over her country. She learned about it when she saw a post from Trump's Truth Social platform.

On the lectern, the words, fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. I started by asking Naya Nathanielson for her reaction when she heard Trump's goal to take over her country. She learned about it when she saw a post from Trump's Truth Social platform.

On the lectern, the words, fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you. I started by asking Naya Nathanielson for her reaction when she heard Trump's goal to take over her country. She learned about it when she saw a post from Trump's Truth Social platform.

What was it about what he said and what he's been saying that made you take it more seriously?

What was it about what he said and what he's been saying that made you take it more seriously?

What was it about what he said and what he's been saying that made you take it more seriously?

I don't know how much of that Senate hearing you were able to see or digest, but what do you make of some of the arguments coming out of the states? There are a number of bills moving through our government suggesting authorizing President Trump to go into negotiations to purchase Greenland, of recent bills suggesting Greenland being renamed as red, white, and blue land.

I don't know how much of that Senate hearing you were able to see or digest, but what do you make of some of the arguments coming out of the states? There are a number of bills moving through our government suggesting authorizing President Trump to go into negotiations to purchase Greenland, of recent bills suggesting Greenland being renamed as red, white, and blue land.

I don't know how much of that Senate hearing you were able to see or digest, but what do you make of some of the arguments coming out of the states? There are a number of bills moving through our government suggesting authorizing President Trump to go into negotiations to purchase Greenland, of recent bills suggesting Greenland being renamed as red, white, and blue land.

What do you think when you hear that?

What do you think when you hear that?

What do you think when you hear that?

I think if President Trump or a member of his administration or an ally were sitting here, they'd make the case that the interest that the U.S. has in Greenland is rooted in Arctic security and the strategic location of this island. What do you make of the security-based argument? Of course, the countries have had relationships for a long time.

I think if President Trump or a member of his administration or an ally were sitting here, they'd make the case that the interest that the U.S. has in Greenland is rooted in Arctic security and the strategic location of this island. What do you make of the security-based argument? Of course, the countries have had relationships for a long time.

I think if President Trump or a member of his administration or an ally were sitting here, they'd make the case that the interest that the U.S. has in Greenland is rooted in Arctic security and the strategic location of this island. What do you make of the security-based argument? Of course, the countries have had relationships for a long time.