Allies of Trump aim bill at talks to buy Greenland
By: Kanishka Singh
Reuters
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump's Republican allies in the House of Representative are trying to build support for a bill on authorizing talks for the purchase of Greenland, according to a copy of the bill circulated for co-sponsors on Monday. [01/13/2025]
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The bill is called "Make Greenland Grate Again Act," said the office of Republican U.S. Representative Andy Ogeles, who is leading the bill, and Diana Harshbarger. The copy of the draft was reported earlier by Fox News Digital and had 10 co-sponsors as of Monday [01/13/2025] morning.
..... Trump says he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States and does not rule out using military or economic power to persuade Denmark to hand it over. Republicans won a narrow majority in the House and Senate in the November 5 [2024] U.S. election.
..... The bill, if passed, would allow the president to enter into negotiations with Denmark on January 20, [2025] when Trump takes office.
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"Congress hereby authorizes the President, beginning at 12:01 P.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 20, 2025, to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States," the Bil's draft says.
..... Greenland has been controlled by Denmark for centuries, previously as a colony and now as a semi-sovereign territory under the Danish realm. It is subject to the Danish Constitution, meaning any change to its legal status would require a constitutional amendment.
..... Prime Minister Mute Egede, who has pushed for independence, has repeatedly said the island is not for sale.