GOP Pushback Clouds Trump’s Greenland Seizure Talk

Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Donald Trump’s talk of seizing or pressuring Denmark to cede Greenland, warning it would jeopardize NATO unity and U.S. security. A bipartisan group of lawmakers visited Denmark to press concerns, while Trump floated tariffs on European allies and even a military takeover, drawing rebukes from Tillis, Murkowski, Pence, and McCaul. Rand Paul dismissed the urgency, and former Speaker Gingrich suggested Greenland's resources could be leveraged in negotiations, leaving many Americans opposed to government seizure of the island yet undecided about its future governance.