Republicans break with Trump over Greenland annexation threats

Time reports that several prominent Republican lawmakers have publicly broken with President Donald Trump over his renewed threats to annex Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark; Greenland’s prime minister called the remarks “utterly unacceptable.” The White House released a statement saying “utilizing the ‌U.S.

military is ‍always an option at the commander-in-chief's disposal,” and the account notes Trump previously refused to rule out military force when discussing acquiring Greenland last year. Sen. Lisa Murkowski warned that “any effort to claim or take the territory by force would degrade both our national security and our international relationships.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, with Democratic Sen.

Jeanne Shaheen, argued the United States must “honor its treaty obligations” when Denmark and Greenland say Greenland is not for sale, and Rep. Don Bacon called the rhetoric “appalling,” saying Greenland and Denmark are allies and the approach was “demeaning.” Other Republicans expressed concern or rejected military options: Rep.

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Politics, Donald Trump, Greenland, Denmark, Republicans, Nato