Many House Republicans had been cautious of President Donald Trump’s intensifying threats to take over Greenland by means of army intervention, which has troubled NATO allies in current days.
Rep. Dan Newhouse: “I’ve heard no compelling reason to support actions against NATO allies,” he advised NCS. Asked if he’s fearful about Trump’s pursuit of Greenland destabilizing the NATO alliance, Newhouse responded, “we’re risking that if we proceed much further.”
Rep. Don Bacon: “You don’t threaten allies and treat them that way, especially when they would cooperate with us at all times on anything we wanted to do there to begin with.”
Rep. Mark Alford: “We have to maintain our integrity within NATO and maintain those relationships. I think the president’s on the right track, and what we should be doing is having a closer relationship with Greenland,” he stated, noting he went to Denmark final yr and met with officers. “The way to go about it is through using our influence as a nation to try to persuade the people of Greenland that it’s in their best interest to separate from Denmark so that we can buy them.”
Rep. Richard Hudson: “I’m not concerned that we’re gonna invade a NATO ally anytime soon,” he stated. Hudson stated he broadly helps Trump’s commerce insurance policies, however pressed on if he was OK with threats to levy tariffs on European allies over Greenland, he stated, “well, we’ll see.”
Rep. Buddy Carter: Asked if he supported using army motion in Greenland, he responded, “look, this is a tool in the tool chest. Whether he’s just threatening or using it as leverage. Who knows?” Carter is operating for US Senate in Georgia and searching for Trump’s endorsement.