Trump-Friendly Rep Sparks Outrage With ‘Pathetic’ Greenland Idea
Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) faced backlash after announcing plans to introduce legislation that would allow President Donald Trump to seize control of Greenland on behalf of the United States.
On Monday, the Florida Republican gleefully He shared the news on Xformerly known as Twitter, said it was “proud to introduce the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, a bill that would allow the President to find the necessary means to incorporate Greenland into the Union.”
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“Let me be clear, our enemies are trying to gain a foothold in the Arctic, and we cannot allow that,” Fine added, before repeating Trump’s speech that seizing the self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark would “prevent our enemies from controlling the Arctic and secure our northern flank from Russia and China.”
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Well – who has it? has caused controversy in the past for the incendiary remarks — also shared a striking image showing Trump superimposed on a Trump-branded skyscraper towering over a Greenland village.
Critics were quick to respond, noting that both Greenland and Denmark had repeatedly rejected Trump’s proposals.
They also warned that, given Denmark’s membership in the alliance, any attempt to seize the self-governing island would amount to an attack on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
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