Did Katie Miller post Greenland map overlaid with US flag, captioning it 'SOON'?

 

Did Katie Miller post Greenland map overlaid with US flag, captioning it 'SOON'?

Miller, a conservative podcaster and wife of a key Trump adviser, posted the map following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

 

Emery Winter

Published Jan. 6, 2026

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Claim:

Katie Miller, a former White House adviser and wife of senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, posted a map of Greenland overlaid with the U.S. flag and captioned with the word "SOON" following the January 2026 U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

 

Following the January 2026 U.S. military strike on Venezuela and capture of the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and those in his orbit ramped up threats to annex Greenland, a territory of NATO ally Denmark, without ruling out the option of doing so through military action.

 

According to some social media posts (archived), Katie Miller, a conservative podcaster,  former White House adviser and wife of senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller, posted to X a map of Greenland overlaid with the American flag and the caption "SOON." Miller apparently made the post shortly after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. The claim was shared to X (archived), Reddit (archived) and Instagram (archived).

 

The post about Greenland was real, so we've rated this claim true. Miller shared the map (archived) Jan. 3, 2026, less than 24 hours after news broke of the American operation in Venezuela.

 

That same day, Jesper Møller Sørensen, Denmark's ambassador to the U.S., responded to the post (archived) with a brief summary of Denmark's and the United States' cooperation on Arctic security. He ended the post by saying, "And yes, we expect full respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark." Miller did not directly respond to Sørensen's post.

 

A day after Miller's post, Trump told reporters that the U.S. "needs" Greenland. On Jan. 5 Stephen Miller, Katie Miller's husband and one of Trump's closest advisers, spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper, who referenced Katie's Greenland post at about 8:48 into the interview while asking Miller if he would rule out the U.S. ever taking Greenland by force. Miller did not acknowledge his wife's post, even after Tapper brought it up again during Miller's answer.

 

On Jan. 6, Katie Miller referenced the Trump administration's desire to annex Greenland on X again (archived) by quoting a Trump post on the issue from his first administration.

 

By Emery Winter

Emery Winter is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and previously worked for TEGNA'S VERIFY national fact-checking team. They enjoy sports and video games.