Donald Trump has told his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for invading Greenland, but senior military figures are pushing back hard against the directive. The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) received orders to prepare for the operation, although the Joint Chiefs of Staff are resisting, as such action would be deemed illegal and lack congressional support.
Policy hawks around Trump, led by political adviser Stephen Miller, have been so emboldened by the successful operation to capture Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro, that they now want to move quickly to seize the island before Russia or China makes a move. British diplomats believe Trump is also driven by a desire to distract American voters from the current state of the US economy before the mid-term elections later this year.
