Marco Rubio

As some of the ice is melting, it's become more and more navigable. We need to be able to defend that. So if you project what the Chinese have done, it is just a matter of time before, because they are not an Arctic power. They do not have an Arctic presence. So they need to be able to have somewhere that they can stage from.

As some of the ice is melting, it's become more and more navigable. We need to be able to defend that. So if you project what the Chinese have done, it is just a matter of time before, because they are not an Arctic power. They do not have an Arctic presence. So they need to be able to have somewhere that they can stage from.

And it is completely realistic to believe that the Chinese will eventually, maybe even in the short term, try to do in Greenland.

And it is completely realistic to believe that the Chinese will eventually, maybe even in the short term, try to do in Greenland.

And it is completely realistic to believe that the Chinese will eventually, maybe even in the short term, try to do in Greenland.

what they have done at the Panama Canal and in other places, and that is install facilities that give them access to the Arctic with the cover of a Chinese company, but that in reality serve a dual purpose, that in a moment of conflict, they could send naval vessels to that facility and operate from there. And that is completely unacceptable.

what they have done at the Panama Canal and in other places, and that is install facilities that give them access to the Arctic with the cover of a Chinese company, but that in reality serve a dual purpose, that in a moment of conflict, they could send naval vessels to that facility and operate from there. And that is completely unacceptable.

what they have done at the Panama Canal and in other places, and that is install facilities that give them access to the Arctic with the cover of a Chinese company, but that in reality serve a dual purpose, that in a moment of conflict, they could send naval vessels to that facility and operate from there. And that is completely unacceptable.

to the national security of the world and the national security of the United States. So the question becomes if the Chinese begin to threaten Greenland, do we really trust that that is not a place where those deals are gonna be made? Do we really trust that that is not a place where they would not intervene? You don't think Denmark would stop them?

to the national security of the world and the national security of the United States. So the question becomes if the Chinese begin to threaten Greenland, do we really trust that that is not a place where those deals are gonna be made? Do we really trust that that is not a place where they would not intervene? You don't think Denmark would stop them?

to the national security of the world and the national security of the United States. So the question becomes if the Chinese begin to threaten Greenland, do we really trust that that is not a place where those deals are gonna be made? Do we really trust that that is not a place where they would not intervene? You don't think Denmark would stop them?

I think that's been the president's point, and that is that Denmark can't stop them. They would rely on the United States to do so. And so his point is, if the United States is on the hook to provide, as we are now, we have a defense agreement with them to protect Greenland if it comes under assault.

I think that's been the president's point, and that is that Denmark can't stop them. They would rely on the United States to do so. And so his point is, if the United States is on the hook to provide, as we are now, we have a defense agreement with them to protect Greenland if it comes under assault.

I think that's been the president's point, and that is that Denmark can't stop them. They would rely on the United States to do so. And so his point is, if the United States is on the hook to provide, as we are now, we have a defense agreement with them to protect Greenland if it comes under assault.

If we're already on the hook for having to do that, then we might as well have more control over what happens there. And so I know it's a delicate topic for Denmark, but it's, again, a national interest item for the United States.

If we're already on the hook for having to do that, then we might as well have more control over what happens there. And so I know it's a delicate topic for Denmark, but it's, again, a national interest item for the United States.

If we're already on the hook for having to do that, then we might as well have more control over what happens there. And so I know it's a delicate topic for Denmark, but it's, again, a national interest item for the United States.

Well, I think President Trump, what he has said publicly is he wants to buy it. He wants to pay for it. And how we worked on something like that, how something like that is approached, obviously, is probably done better in the appropriate forms. A lot of the stuff is done publicly, and it's not helpful because it puts the other side in a tough spot domestically.

Well, I think President Trump, what he has said publicly is he wants to buy it. He wants to pay for it. And how we worked on something like that, how something like that is approached, obviously, is probably done better in the appropriate forms. A lot of the stuff is done publicly, and it's not helpful because it puts the other side in a tough spot domestically.

Well, I think President Trump, what he has said publicly is he wants to buy it. He wants to pay for it. And how we worked on something like that, how something like that is approached, obviously, is probably done better in the appropriate forms. A lot of the stuff is done publicly, and it's not helpful because it puts the other side in a tough spot domestically.