US Congress members visit Denmark
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An American delegation visiting Denmark supports Copenhagen and Nuuk’s rejection of President Trump’s Greenland takeover plans, as Europe beefs up the Arctic island with military personnel.
The visit is meant to show unity with the people of Denmark after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. take control of Greenland to prevent Russian or Chinese control.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is leading a Congressional bipartisan delegation to Denmark later this week. Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride will join Coons alongside Democratic Reps. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, Gregory Meeks of New York and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina.
President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland
US president’s increasingly bellicose demands for control of the island may force the EU to draw a line in the snow
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he "agreed to disagree" with the US position on Greenland after a meeting with JD Vance.
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the Arctic island of Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it and suggestions that the U.S. could take it by force. The island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark,
Vice Pres. JD Vance and Secy. of State Marco Rubio met with Danish diplomats at the White House. It comes as Denmark increases its military presence in Greenland and asks NATO allies to help.