Trump says he'll 'acquire' Greenland. Here's what the Constitution says
President Donald Trump has made very clear his desire to “acquire” Greenland from Denmark, no matter the damage to NATO or to the US alliance with Europe.
What the White House has not done is spell out how Trump’s acquisition would take place. While Trump has not ruled out using the military, it would be an unprecedented use of the modern military to invade and claim for the US a semiautonomous territory despite domestic and international opposition. Two exceptions are the 1893 US-backed coup in Hawaii, something for which the US government apologized in 1993, and the bloody three-year Philippine-American War in 1899, when the US put down a rebellion by Filipinos after it took control of the Philippines from Spain.
The text of the Constitution and the example of history suggest that for a more peaceful option, Trump would need to ratify a treaty with Denmark and Greenland to buy the world’s largest island.
Ratifying a treaty, according to the Constitution, requires 67 senators, which in today’s political environment means Trump would have to convince Republicans and some Democrats to back him. He would also have to squeeze money for the purchase out of Congress. Meanwhile, some senators from both parties have introduced legislation to protect NATO by blocking Trump from acquiring Greenland.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-ll-acquire-greenland-070058259.html
But it's mine!!! - Donny Dipshit
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