NATO officials began withholding intelligence from the United States due to President Donald Trump's ambitions to acquire Greenland, forcing American and European staff to work in strained circumstances, according to an iNews report shared on X by @Richard_AHolmes between 7:47 p.m. and 8:16 p.m. UTC on January 19, 2026. An alliance official described the US, once a country 'we all looked up to and appreciate,' as having 'stabbed us in the back,' the iNews article stated. Sources from both sides of the Atlantic warned that the US-UK security relationship is at its lowest ebb since the 1950s, risking European security, as reported in the post shared during the 29-minute window. Mario Draghi stated, 'Europe has many enemies, perhaps never as many as now, both inside and outside. Europeans must remain more united than ever. We must become stronger: militarily, economically, and politically. Only so will we preserve our values,' in a quote shared on X by @MosiniElisa during the same period. A 2016 clip of US Senator Ted Cruz warning that Trump, if president, 'would have nuked Denmark' resurfaced on X amid current Greenland discussions, garnering over 20,000 likes in the post shared in the past 29 minutes. This development follows Danish military intelligence's directive earlier on January 19 banning Bluetooth headphones for agents over US espionage risks, as previously reported, and recent NATO reconnaissance in Greenland by German and Dutch forces.
