A Republican member of Congress has launched a invoice to offer President Donald Trump authorization to amass Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland.”
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) launched the “Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025,” which seeks to offer the president Congress’ approval to start out negotiations to amass Greenland.
President Trump has been vocal about his want to make Greenland a part of the USA. Trump has mentioned he wouldn’t rule out the use of navy power to grab management of Greenland, an autonomous territory belonging to NATO and European Union member Denmark.
Greenland’s authorities has insisted that the territory is not on the market however that it’s open to cooperation.
“America is again and can quickly be larger than ever with the addition of Purple, White, and Blueland. President Trump has appropriately recognized the acquisition of what’s now Greenland as a nationwide safety precedence, and we’ll proudly welcome its individuals to affix the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal,” Carter mentioned in an announcement on his web site.
RT for Purple, White, & Blueland 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/DK7QjlxDXj
— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) February 11, 2025
It is unclear if the invoice will likely be taken up by Home management for a vote.
In an interview in January with SiriusXM radio host Megyn Kelly shortly after the inauguration, Rubio mentioned the president’s curiosity in Greenland was authentic and pushed by nationwide safety issues.
He mentioned Denmark, of which Greenland is a component, didn’t have the aptitude to defend Greenland from China because it seeks to achieve a presence within the Arctic to use transport routes.
And since Greenland is already coated by the NATO mutual protection pact on account of its relationship with Denmark, it made sense for the U.S. to have a better presence and authority there.
“If we’re already on the hook for having to do this, we would as nicely have extra management over what occurs there. I do know it’s a fragile subject for Denmark, however it’s once more a nationwide curiosity merchandise for the USA,” Rubio mentioned.
In Greenland, Trump’s remarks have fueled a generational battle for full independence from Denmark and grow to be a key subject forward of elections in March. A few of its leaders have mentioned the world’s largest island, dwelling to 57,000 individuals, doesn’t need to be a part of the USA or Denmark.
“The unfortunate rhetoric has caused a lot of worry and concern not only in Greenland but the rest of the Western Alliance,” Naaja H. Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister of enterprise and commerce, advised The Related Press.
No remark publicly but from Greenland on Carter’s invoice, however its officers have repeatedly mentioned the land will not be on the market.
PRODUCTION – 04 February 2025, Greenland, Nuuk: View of town heart of the Greenlandic capital Nuuk. US President Trump’s needs have immediately introduced distant Greenland to the eye of the worldwide public. Photograph: Steffen Trumpf/dpa (Photograph by Steffen Trumpf/image alliance through Getty Photographs)
PRODUCTION – 07 February 2025, Greenland, Nuuk: Icebergs protrude from the water within the frozen Disko Bay close to the Greenlandic city of Ilulissat. US President Trump’s needs have immediately introduced distant Greenland to the eye of the worldwide public. Photograph: Steffen Trumpf/dpa (Photograph by Steffen Trumpf/image alliance through Getty Photographs)
PRODUCTION – 05 February 2025, Greenland, Nuuk: Flags of the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Greenland (from left) fly in entrance of the headquarters of the Arctic Command subsequent to a US flag. The constructing can also be dwelling to the US consulate in Greenland, which reopened in 2020. US President Trump’s needs have immediately introduced distant Greenland to the eye of the worldwide public. Photograph: Steffen Trumpf/dpa (Photograph by Steffen Trumpf/image alliance through Getty Photographs)
