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Dulcinea

(9,731 posts)
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:07 AM Yesterday

Can Congress stop Trump from trying to take Greenland?

(Vox) Since the United States announced it would “run” Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has openly floated similar interventions elsewhere in Latin America.

But the country Donald Trump has fixated on most isn’t an adversary — it’s an ally. Greenland, a NATO member and longtime partner of the United States has repeatedly found itself in the president’s crosshairs.

These threats, delivered largely through unilateral executive action, have once again raised questions about Congress’s role as a check on presidential power. And with Trump in his final term, even some Republicans are showing small but notable signs of concern.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/congress-stop-trump-trying-greenland-124500945.html

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Can Congress stop Trump from trying to take Greenland? (Original Post) Dulcinea Yesterday OP
Yes. IMPEACH, CONVICT, & PROSECUTE!!! SheltieLover Yesterday #1
WILL congress stop him. That's the question. pnwest Yesterday #2
Trump seems to have an extraordinary degree of control over GOP congresscritters dedl67 Yesterday #3
They aren't noble enough to do it. The Madcap Yesterday #4

pnwest

(3,423 posts)
2. WILL congress stop him. That's the question.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:28 AM
Yesterday

They CAN have stopped him doing all kinds of crap. The question is WILL they stop him doing this?

dedl67

(180 posts)
3. Trump seems to have an extraordinary degree of control over GOP congresscritters
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:52 AM
Yesterday

I have always wondered how much of it is through blackmail material. I doubt that Trump has blackmail material on all GOP members of congress, but many might be afraid that he does. I can't think of any other reason why they are so spineless.

The Madcap

(1,792 posts)
4. They aren't noble enough to do it.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:57 AM
Yesterday

They would sacrifice themselves if they were. The country is more important than any of them.

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