"Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump's threats of taking possession of Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office. They gave floor speeches on the importance of NATO last week. They introduced bills meant to prevent the U.S. from attacking Denmark. And several traveled to Copenhagen to meet with Danish counterparts."
""When the most powerful military nation on earth threatens your territory through its president over and over and over again, you start to take it seriously," Sen. Chris Coons told The Associated Press. The Delaware Democrat organized the bipartisan trip to Denmark to "bring the temperature down a bit," he said, as well as further talks about mutual military agreements in the Arctic."
Republican lawmakers are acting to constrain President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take possession of Greenland. Senators delivered floor speeches defending NATO, introduced bills to prevent any U.S. attack on Denmark, and traveled to Copenhagen to meet Danish counterparts. The president continues to insist he will take control of the Arctic island and announced a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations opposing the plan. Bipartisan delegations led by Sen. Chris Coons sought to de-escalate tensions and pursue mutual military agreements in the Arctic, and lawmakers met with Danish and Greenlandic officials to discuss security arrangements.
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