WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump and his top aides are once again setting their sights on acquiring Greenland, even suggesting the use of military force if necessary.
But most Republican lawmakers who’ve been supportive of Trump’s deadly campaign against alleged drug smugglers in Latin America ― as well as the removal of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the country in a U.S. military operation ― aren’t on board.
“It’s none of our business,” Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) told HuffPost. “We’re not going to take over another country that’s our ally.”
Moran, a veteran Republican who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned the move would lead to “the demise of NATO.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) also told reporters he didn’t see military action against Greenland as an option, noting that the leaders of Denmark were “very passionate” about the semi-autonomous territory they own.
