"Days after the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and took its leader into custody, the President began expressing renewed interest in acquiring Greenland. Polls overwhelmingly show Greenland doesn't want to be part of the U.S. Denmark the NATO country that claims Greenland as an autonomous territory has also said it isn't interested in a deal that would hand the island to the U.S."
"If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency, Bacon told the Omaha World-News in an interview published Thursday. Rep. Don Bacon. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) Claiming he would lean toward crossing party lines to remove Trump from the White House in such an event, Bacon said there's so many Republicans angry about the President's threats toward an longstanding U.S. ally."
"Bacon, 62, announced in July he wouldn't seek reelection when his congressional term ends in November. But the Air Force veteran indicated that doesn't mean he's retiring from government after completing his fifth term in Congress. He told his local paper that invading Greenland would be a total mistake in several regards. It's just the worst idea ever in my view, Bacon said."
President Trump expressed renewed interest in acquiring Greenland and insisted that any situation short of giving U.S. control was unacceptable. Polls show Greenland overwhelmingly opposes becoming part of the United States, and Denmark, which claims Greenland as an autonomous territory, said it was not interested in a deal ceding the island. Republican Rep. Don Bacon called the idea unreasonable and warned that an invasion would likely end the president's tenure. Bacon said many Republicans might cross party lines to remove the president over threats toward a longstanding ally. A Global News poll found many Canadians fear U.S. aggression against neighboring nations.
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