Former Trump National Security Adviser Backs Trump’s Remarks on Greenland, Panama Canal

The president-elect recently suggested that the United States buy Greenland and regain control of the Panama Canal.

National security adviser Robert O'Brien attends a briefing on Enhanced Narcotics Operations at the U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., on July 10, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Robert O'Brien, national security adviser during the first Trump administration, said that the United States could buy Greenland and make it “become part Alaska,” if Denmark cannot defend the autonomous Danish territory.

In an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” O’Brien voiced his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that the United States take control and ownership of Greenland “for national security purposes.”