"I'm going to remind them that we have coequal branches of government and I believe that there [is a] sufficient number of members, whether they speak up or not, that are concerned with this, Tillis told The Hill on Thursday, adding: The actual execution of anything that would involve a taking of a sovereign territory that is part of a sovereign nation, I think would be met with pretty substantial opposition in Congress."
"The Hill's Alexander Bolton spoke to another Senate Republican, who asked for anonymity, and added, You see, more than in other incidents, pushback by Republican senators on this topic. I have no understanding how this is an idea to begin with, continued the anonymous Republican, adding, We absolutely need NATO support Ukraine. Diminishing the capabilities of NATO to do that is a death knell to people in Ukraine."
"Our NATO alliances are what set the United States apart from our adversaries. We have friends and allies who are willing to stand firmly alongside us as the strongest line of defense to keep those who work to undermine peace and stability from making sweeping advances globally. The mere notion that America would use our vast resources against our allies is deeply troubling and must be wholly rejected by Congress in statut"
Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski will travel to Copenhagen to reassure Danish leadership that President Donald Trump will not seize Greenland by force. Tillis cited coequal branches of government and predicted substantial congressional opposition to any forcible taking of sovereign territory. Some Senate Republicans expressed bewilderment at the idea and warned that weakening NATO would undermine support for Ukraine. Murkowski introduced legislation to strengthen the U.S. commitment to NATO and warned that using American resources against allies is deeply troubling and should be rejected by Congress.
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