A group of Republican lawmakers introduced the “Make Greenland Great Again Act” last week, with Ohio Representative Mike Rulli invoking historical precedent: “Does anyone regret the Louisiana Purchase or the acquisition of Alaska?”
The bill, led by Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles and co-sponsored by 12 House Republicans including Lauren Boebert and Dan Crenshaw, directs Congress to support President Trump’s negotiations with Denmark to acquire Greenland. In promoting the legislation, Ogles characterized the United States as “quite frankly, the dominant predator” and called the acquisition “essential to our national security.”
The bill’s co-sponsors frame the initiative as reigniting what Rulli termed “the spirit of Manifest Destiny that once propelled Americans to greatness.” Representative Diana Harshbarger argued the acquisition would “provide a strategic military advantage and boost the American economy but also benefit the residents of Greenland.”
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Greenlandic leaders responded Tuesday with calls for direct dialogue. “It is very understandable that people are worried. But the most important thing now is that people remain calm,” Prime Minister Múte B. Egede said at a press conference in Nuuk, accompanied by Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt.
The Greenlandic leader was unequivocal about sovereignty: “The Greenlandic people must make it clear what they want to be. We do not want to be Danes. We do not want to be Americans.”
The initiative follows a reportedly tense 45-minute call between Trump and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who maintained that Greenland is not for sale. Trump later claimed Denmark cannot defend the territory against Russian and Chinese naval presence, stating, “Greenland is necessary not for us, it’s necessary for international security… You have Russian boats all over the place, you have China’s boats all over the place — warships — and they can’t maintain it.”
Greenlandic officials emphasized that any discussions must include their government. As Egede put it: “You can’t get around the fact that if they want to talk about Greenland, they have to talk to Greenland.”
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That guy is about as much a dominant predator as Richard Simmons.
Pretty sure he meant to say “dominant douchebag”. That guy is about as much a dominant predator as Richard Simmons.