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,
Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has urged US President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after the latter reiterated his wish to do so following Washington's abduction of the leader of Venezuela. It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the US needing to take over Greenland. The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom, Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday.