A new bill supports President Trump’s goal of acquiring Greenland, allowing Trump to “take whatever steps necessary to annex or acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States,” a press release explains.
The bill, called the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act and introduced by Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), states that the United States may seek to “enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark, to annex or otherwise acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States.”
“Upon completion of such annexation or acquisition, the President shall submit to Congress a report consisting of such changes to Federal law as the President may determine necessary to admit the newly acquired territory as a State, in order to expedite congressional approval of such statehood for Greenland after the adoption of a constitution that Congress determines to be republican in form and in conformity with the Constitution of the United States,” the bill states.
Fine said in a statement that Greenland is “not a distant outpost,” but is a “vital national security asset.”
“Whoever controls Greenland controls key Arctic shipping lanes and the security architecture protecting the United States,” he said. “America cannot leave that future in the hands of regimes that despise our values and seek to undermine our security.”
A similar bill from last year allowed President Trump to enter negotiations with Denmark about the potential for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. The bill, called the “Make Greenland Great Again Act” and introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), sought to “authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.”
