Greenland has long been a fixation of Trump, who, as recently as Sunday, said that the United States “needed” the territory for national security, but his latest comments drew a rebuke from NATO allies, who warned that Trump risked blowing up the alliance if he pursues military action.

“The Kingdom of Denmark is a NATO ally and one of America’s closest partners. An attack on Greenland – a crucial part of that alliance – would tragically be an attack on NATO,” Moore and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), co-chairmen of the Friends of Denmark Caucus, said in a joint statement.

Trump adviser Stephen Miller fanned the backlash during a CNN interview in which he expressed skepticism that Denmark would risk a military conflict over the semi-autonomous territory.

“Nobody is gonna fight the U.S. militarily over the future of Greenland,” Miller said.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) downplayed the White House’s comments on Tuesday, telling reporters that military action is “not something that anybody’s contemplating seriously at this point.”

Still, the comments have invited GOP scrutiny from Republicans who worry that Trump’s focus is harming old alliances and playing into the hands of U.S. adversaries.

US HAS ‘NO RIGHT’ TO ANNEX GREENLAND, DANISH PRIME MINISTER SAYS, URGING END TO THREATS

“There is no up side to demeaning our friends,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) posted on X Monday night, calling it “embarrassing” that Denmark and six other European nations felt it necessary to rebuff the U.S. over Greenland.

That rebuke came as the Trump administration warns of military intervention in other countries, particularly Cuba, after the U.S. successfully captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in a risky operation that is paving the way for new leadership in the country.