In Denmark, US lawmakers push back on Trump
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A Congressional delegation is visiting Denmark to offer support to the country and NATO allies as Trump continues his push to take Greenland.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is visiting Denmark on Thursday to try to ease tensions between the U.S. and Greenland. Shaheen is going with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who will meet with officials from Denmark and Greenland. Shaheen said she is concerned about what taking over Greenland would mean for America's relationships with other countries.
An American delegation visiting Denmark supports Copenhagen and Nuuk’s rejection of President Trump’s Greenland takeover plans, as Europe beefs up the Arctic island with military personnel.
A US bipartisan congressional delegation kicked off a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to express support for Denmark and Greenland after President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island.Their visit came two days after a meeting in Washington where Copenhagen said Denmark and the United States were in "fundamental disagreement" over the future of Greenland,
The visit is meant to show unity with the people of Denmark after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. take control of Greenland to prevent Russian or Chinese control.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is leading a Congressional bipartisan delegation to Denmark later this week. Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride will join Coons alongside Democratic Reps. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, Gregory Meeks of New York and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries to pressure them into allowing the U.S. to annex Greenland.
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the Arctic island of Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it and suggestions that the U.S. could take it by force. The island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark,