Hegseth Posts Propaganda Video About Greenland

Fox News dutifully reports:

The 90-second video touts past U.S. military efforts to defend and protect Greenland during World War II when the U.S. suffered hundreds of casualties after a Nazi U-boat torpedoed and sank the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester.

The U-boat struck in the dead of night on Feb. 3, 1943, killing dozens instantly while hundreds more succumbed to the icy waters of the Atlantic, according to the Defense Department. The incident is remembered for four Army chaplains giving up their lives to save others.

“In the cold silence of the tundra, a bond was born. Not from treaties or trade, but from blood and bravery,” the narrator of the clip says. “While Germany controlled Europe, the Nazis set their sights on the Arctic. Greenland became an unwitting combatant and the United States stepped in, not to conquer but to protect.”

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The narrator closes by saying that Greenland and the US are intertwined by “destiny.” The message, obviously, is that Greenland owes us. Note that Hegseth posted the video from his personal account, not his @SecDef account, presumably to make it seem less “officially” threatening.

America stands with Greenland. pic.twitter.com/vEkpFRpGuD

— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) March 28, 2025