"Congressional Republicans are typically loath to disagree openly with the president, who has repeatedly called for his party's dissenters to be voted out of office. But amid polling that shows an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose taking control of the island and warnings from Denmark that an invasion would spell the end of Nato, some congressional Republicans have issued forceful warnings against pursuing the issue."
"Somebody needs to tell the president that the people of Greenland, up until these current times, were actually very, very pro-American and very, very pro American presence. Nebraska congressman Don Bacon told the Omaha World-Herald: If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency. And he needs to know: the off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren't going to tolerate this and he's going to have to back off. He hates being told no,"
"Mitch McConnell, the former Senate Republican leader, compared the possibility of the US seizing Greenland to Joe Biden's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, which became an unpopular moment in the Democrat's presidency. Following through on this provocation would be more disastrous for the president's legacy than withdrawing from Afghanistan was for his predecessor, McConnell said, warning that it would amount to incinerating the"
Donald Trump's revived interest in taking control of Greenland prompted sharp resistance from congressional Republicans. Polling indicates an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose seizing the island. Denmark warned that an invasion would threaten NATO. Several prominent Republicans, including Thom Tillis, Don Bacon and Mitch McConnell, issued strong admonitions, calling the idea absurd, politically ruinous and potentially presidency-ending. Lawmakers argued Republican leaders would not tolerate the move and encouraged the president to back off. Protests against the proposal were planned in Greenland and Denmark amid heightened international and domestic concern.
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