Van Hollen on Trump Greenland push: 'This is not about security' [View all]
Source: The Hill
01/18/26 5:02 PM ET
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland on Sunday and said it is “not about security.”
“This is not about security, Jon. This is about a land grab. Donald Trump wants to get his hands on the minerals and other resources of Greenland, just like the real reason he went into Venezuela,” Van Hollen told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl on “This Week.”
“Had nothing to do with stopping drugs from coming to the United States. It’s all about getting his hands on American oil for his billionaire buddies,” he added.
The president has had his sights on Greenland, a Danish territory, for a while. However, he has ramped up threats to take over the Arctic island in recent weeks. Trump announced Saturday he will put in place a 10 percent tariff on Denmark and other European countries allied with it beginning next month.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5695125-van-hollen-trump-greenland/
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