Rep. Mike Turner questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a House Armed Services Committee meeting regarding potential invasion plans for Greenland. Hegseth's ambiguous responses left Turner visibly surprised, despite Turner's attempts to clarify non-existent plans for military action. This incident echoes long-standing comments by former President Donald Trump about acquiring Greenland. The Pentagon has not publicly acknowledged any specific intentions regarding the territory, contributing to the confusion during the hearing.
I just want to help you out because people try to twist your words, Turner began, before teeing up what he seemed to think would be an easy denial: You are not confirming in your testimony today that at the Pentagon there are plans for invading or taking by force Greenland, correct? That is not your testimony today?
All my testimony is, is that the Pentagon has plans for any number of contingencies. Turner, visibly rattled by the vagueness, tried again cutting in to ask the question again more firmly.
Hegseth pivoted, dodging the premise: We look forward to working with Greenland to ensure that it is secured from any potential threats.
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