"Members of both parties met with senior Danish and Greenlandic officials, lawmakers, and business leaders, and heard directly from residents unsettled by talk in Washington, D.C., about acquisition or the threat of coercive economic pressure. "Even the mere discussion of the acquisition of Greenland is deeply destabilizing," McBride said. "It is deeply destabilizing here in Denmark and is deeply frightening to people in Greenland.""
"McBride was joined on the trip by a group of U.S. lawmakers that spanned both chambers and both parties. The contingent included Democratic Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Peter Welch of Vermont, and Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, as well as House members, including Reps. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Gregory Meeks of New York, Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, and Sara Jacobs of California."
Talk of the United States acquiring Greenland has left ordinary people in the Arctic territory frightened for their safety. Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers visited Denmark and Greenland to calm mounting concern over perceived U.S. ambitions in the Arctic. Lawmakers met with senior Danish and Greenlandic officials, lawmakers, business leaders, and residents who expressed anxiety about proposals for acquisition and the threat of coercive economic pressure. Delegates concluded that even discussion of acquiring Greenland is deeply destabilizing and frightening to Greenland residents. The diplomatic rupture is straining relations with Denmark and unsettling public opinion across Europe and the Arctic.
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