GOP Sen. James Lankford: U.S. won't invade Greenland
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday dismissed President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland by military force, saying, “The United States is not going to invade another country.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday dismissed President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland by military force, saying, “The United States is not going to invade another country. That’s not who we are.”
Trump “speaks very boldly on a lot of things,” Lankford said, adding: “We’ve seen this over how he’s done negotiations, whether it be for real estate or whether — how he served as a great president just four years ago.”
Lankford’s comments come as Trump has shown a renewed interest in annexing Greenland over the last few weeks.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., after meeting with then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the U.S. Capitol in January 2024.Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesIn a statement announcing his pick to be ambassador to Denmark last month, Trump wrote: “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
And days later, in a Christmas Day post on Truth Social, the president-elect addressed “the people of Greenland, which is needed by the United States for National Security purposes and, who want the U.S. to be there, and we will!”
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