Charlie Kirk came back from a two-day trip to Greenland convinced that its people want to throw off the mantle of Danish control and become part of the American empire. The 31-year-old MAGA youth leader joined his friend Donald Trump Jr.

Greenland’s future could be the kind of Compact of Free Association that America has with three Pacific Island states, Trump aides are telling reporters. Under these Compacts, the island nations get sovereignty, development assistance, and the right of residents to live and work in America. In return, Washington takes over defense.