Brennan: Trump and Vance Talking About Takeover of Greenland Is ‘the Same Justification that Vladimir Putin Used To Go into Ukraine’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Steele Mr ░░░░░░░░ I so you ve ░░░░░░░░ that narrative that s ░░░░░░░░ in a very sad ░░░░░░░░ for the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ the exposure that this ░░░░░░░░ has leveled up But ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ ve got this little ░░░░░░░░ called Greenland Could you ░░░░░░░░ just level set for ░░░░░░░░ The whole Greenland situation ░░░░░░░░ the reality again how ░░░░░░░░ has Greenland been there ░░░░░░░░ How how long has ░░░░░░░░ been where it s ░░░░░░░░ And the us has ░░░░░░░░ of dealt with Greenland ░░░░░░░░ NATO and and all ░░░░░░░░ a sudden now it ░░░░░░░░ to be something we ░░░░░░░░ to grab and own ░░░░░░░░ control You have the ░░░░░░░░ defending J D Vance ░░░░░░░░ call to annex Greenland ░░░░░░░░ s listen to this ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Vance The ░░░░░░░░ said we have to ░░░░░░░░ Greenland And I think ░░░░░░░░ we do have to ░░░░░░░░ more serious about the ░░░░░░░░ of Greenland We can ░░░░░░░░ just ignore this place ░░░░░░░░ can t just ignore ░░░░░░░░ president s desires But ░░░░░░░░ importantly we can t ░░░░░░░░ what I said earlier ░░░░░░░░ is the Russian and ░░░░░░░░ encroachment in Greenland We ░░░░░░░░ to do more Clip ░░░░░░░░ Steele I mean it ░░░░░░░░ this become just a ░░░░░░░░ pressing problem with China ░░░░░░░░ explain to us what ░░░░░░░░ going on here because ░░░░░░░░ of a sudden I ░░░░░░░░ really I mean I ░░░░░░░░ to folks in the ░░░░░░░░ and they re like ░░░░░░░░ did Greenland become a ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well the United ░░░░░░░░ has had a long ░░░░░░░░ interest in Greenland for ░░░░░░░░ many years In fact ░░░░░░░░ ve had an air ░░░░░░░░ there and we have ░░░░░░░░ concerned about Greenland as ░░░░░░░░ geographic location that our ░░░░░░░░ could take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ also in terms of ░░░░░░░░ able to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ understand what s traveling ░░░░░░░░ Greenland missiles or whatever ░░░░░░░░ the United States But ░░░░░░░░ I found J D ░░░░░░░░ s comments yesterday extremely ░░░░░░░░ to one of our ░░░░░░░░ best NATO partners Denmark ░░░░░░░░ sent 18 000 troops ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan in the aftermath ░░░░░░░░ nine over 11 They ░░░░░░░░ nearly three dozen lives ░░░░░░░░ the soldiers who were ░░░░░░░░ with us against our ░░░░░░░░ And for J D ░░░░░░░░ and Trump and others ░░░░░░░░ be insulting in terms ░░░░░░░░ Denmark s not doing ░░░░░░░░ Believe me the danes ░░░░░░░░ great partners They would ░░░░░░░░ everything possible along with ░░░░░░░░ NATO partners to try ░░░░░░░░ secure Greenland If there ░░░░░░░░ any type of threat ░░░░░░░░ encroachment from Russia or ░░░░░░░░ But to say that ░░░░░░░░ have to own it ░░░░░░░░ s ignoring the sovereignty ░░░░░░░░ is a semi autonomous ░░░░░░░░ of Denmark and the ░░░░░░░░ take their their security ░░░░░░░░ seriously But Greenland is ░░░░░░░░ large area and the ░░░░░░░░ States has for many ░░░░░░░░ been concerned about that ░░░░░░░░ we can do it ░░░░░░░░ partnership with Denmark Not ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ Denmark we re going ░░░░░░░░ take it over That ░░░░░░░░ is the same justification ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin used to ░░░░░░░░ into Ukraine There you ░░░░░░░░ We need it for ░░░░░░░░ own security and therefore ░░░░░░░░ re going to ignore ░░░░░░░░ sovereign border right Might ░░░░░░░░ right and it doesn ░░░░░░░░ and I know that ░░░░░░░░ lot the danes are ░░░░░░░░ about it Our NATO ░░░░░░░░ are upset about it ░░░░░░░░ here s the United ░░░░░░░░ again just flexing its ░░░░░░░░ and saying we want ░░░░░░░░ and therefore we re ░░░░░░░░ to take it which ░░░░░░░░ I find quite appalling ░░░░░░░░ people in Greenland are ░░░░░░░░ about it They don ░░░░░░░░ want to be American ░░░░░░░░ ve been saying it ░░░░░░░░ I mean they re ░░░░░░░░ just upset in general about