GOP, Democratic lawmakers to travel to Denmark to discuss Greenland
Source: The Hill
01/12/26 5:15 PM ET
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will travel to Denmark in the wake of a recent push by President Trump to acquire Greenland, which is a Danish territory.
The group includes Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), as well as Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), according to a report from Hannah Brant and Joe Khalil of NewsNation, The Hill’s sister station.
Several of the senators have been unnerved by recent statements from admistration officials about taking Greenland by force. The remarks have also unsettled officials in Greenland and Denmark, as well as other European capitols.
The president’s threats targeting Greenland came into the spotlight again following the American operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump has often discussed acquiring Greenland, which has many mineral resources and a strategic location that could boost American national security. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said that there was not a “timeline” for the U.S. to take over Greenland.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5685272-trump-greenland-acquisition-denmark/
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Tillis was the one who said he would be blocking ALL Fed nominees after the Powell investigation was announced for example, and Murkowski gave an almost 30 minute speech trashing 45 about "taking Greenland" -
Murkowski warns Trump: Taking Greenland would be ‘a colossal mistake’
What happens thanks to the media (that we do NOT OWN, as I repeat over and over and over and over again) - if you have all one party (and particularly Democrats) doing "events" like this, then they will dub it "partisan" (in a negative sense). And we should normally NOT care about that but it starts up a narrative. If you have at least "one" of another party, you can call it "bipartisan" and catch the attention of the independent voters, who are an increasing share of the electorate. Unfortunately, we can't win without them.
The (D)s who are going per the OP are -
Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) - all Senate, and Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) - those latter in the House.
As a note, Madeleine Dean is the rep for one of my sisters and my niece participated in a summer program sponsored by her. She also served as one of the Impeachment Managers for 45's 2nd Impeachment.
I'm sure they are making the trip to let Greenland know not everybody supports this stance. It's important they know this publicly for our futures. It's possible they have bipartisan signed commitments?
