Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to nod that the Pentagon has developed plans to invade Greenland and Panama by force if the deal isn’t made willingly but refused to answer questions on using Signal chats to talk about military operations during a congressional hearing on Thursday (June 12).

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would not deny that the Pentagon has plans for a possible military invasion of Greenland and Panama when pressed by lawmakers during a congressional hearing on Thursday. Newsweek reached out to the Department of Defense and the foreign affairs ministries for both Greenland and Panama via email for comments.

I sure as hell hope' the Pentagon does not have plans to invade Greenland, Rep. Mike Turner said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would not deny it.