During Thursday’s Situation Room, CNN chief global affairs correspondent Matthew Chance tried and failed to portray a recent military exercise conducted by NATO allies in Greenland as a hands-off message to President Trump. While Danish military leaders ignored their repeated misguided insinuations, CNN still published Chance’s frivolous beliefs as facts.
The exercise, known as Arctic Light 2025, was a joint effort between Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and Norway. U.S. military leadership, including Secretary Pete Hegseth, were invited to observe while U.S. military units were noticeably absent.
Danish Joint Arctic Commander Soren Andersen summed up the purpose of the exercise to Chance, noting that it was meant to send a message to Russia which was threating NATO:
ANDERSEN: We are here to protect Greenland. And in order to protect Greenland, we have to train. And — because if you're not up here and conduct training, you're not able to defend Greenland. So, that's what we're doing.
CHANCE: What are the security threats to Greenland? Who are you protecting it from?
ANDERSEN: Yeah, against Russia. That is the main threat for Greenland. There's not a threat now, but there's a future threat. So, we are looking into a threat when the war in Ukraine is over.
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