"If passed, the bill would give Trump explicit congressional authorization for the annexation of Greenland by any means necessary. The president is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary, including by seeking to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark, to annex or otherwise acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States, the bill reads: Upon completion of such annexation or acquisition,"
"the President shall submit to Congress a report consisting of such changes to Federal law as the President may determine necessary to admit the newly acquired territory as a State, in order to expedite congressional approval of such statehood for Greenland after the adoption of a constitution that Congress determines to be republican in form and in conformity with the Constitution of the United States."
Rep. Randy Fine introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act to authorize the President to take necessary steps to annex Greenland and bring it into the Union. The bill grants the President authority to seek negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark and to annex or otherwise acquire Greenland as a U.S. territory. Upon completion of annexation or acquisition, the President must submit to Congress a report proposing changes to federal law necessary to admit the territory as a state. The bill aims to expedite congressional approval of statehood after adoption of a constitution republican in form and conforming to the U.S. Constitution. Fine framed the acquisition as a way to prevent adversaries from gaining an Arctic foothold and to secure the northern flank from Russia and China, and his social post included a mock-up image of a Trump Tower in Greenland.
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