Benson claims that Europe is "too weak" to ensure security, which means that Trump must acquire Greenland.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Benett stated that President Donald Trump's message to European allies is that the US will not back down on the issue of acquiring Greenland, and he referred to the European continent as too weak to ensure its security. Benett almost completely refuted the EU's threat to withdraw from the tariff agreement reached with the EU last year, telling the media that Trump is using strategic influence to achieve his goals. "First, the trade agreement has not been finalized yet, and emergency actions are completely different from another trade agreement," Benett said in an interview with the media on Sunday. He added that Trump "is using his emergency powers to do this." Benett outlined Trump's reasons for coveting Greenland, citing global competition in the Arctic region, plans for the US to build a "Golden Dome" missile defense system, and Europe's previous dependence on Russian energy, which he said "funded" Russia's war in Ukraine.