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In what could prove to be a pivotal election year for the Republicans, with the midterms holding much influence, President Donald Trump arguably needs the support of his own party now more than ever. Especially as he is facing loud calls for impeachment from the Democratic Party on account of his Venezuela operation that resulted in the capture of fallen President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Yet there is currently a split forming, as some prominent Republican lawmakers are publicly disagreeing with Trump regarding his renewed annexation threats against Greenland in the wake of the Venezuela intervention. In a series of inflammatory remarks labeled as “utterly unacceptable” by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Trump reasserted his stance that Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, should be under U.S. jurisdiction, citing it as a “national security situation.”
When discussing his desire to acquire Greenland last year, Trump notably refused to rule out military force to annex the territory. That notion was revisited this week when the White House released a statement that said “utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander-in-chief’s disposal.”
Trump’s renewed fixation on Greenland—and his refusal to back down, despite the pleas of the territory’s leadership—has now earned him rebuke from within his own party.
“This is appalling. Greenland is a NATO ally. Denmark is one of our best friends… so the way we’re treating them is really demeaning and it has no upside,” Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska told CNN on Tuesday. “We’re not going to acquire Greenland. I know most of those people in Greenland want to remain independent.”
Referring to the Greenland rhetoric as one of the “silliest things” to come out of the White house over the past year, Bacon urged his fellow Republicans to join him in taking a stand. “I hope other Republicans line up behind me…
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