The prospect of President Donald Trump acquiring Greenland has gained traction as new legislation has been put forward to Congress.
Since the Republicans regained control of the Oval Office on January 20, the Trump administration’s agenda for expansion has been evident.
Recently, Trump, aged 78, has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’, outlined plans to reclaim the Panama Canal, encouraged Canada to become the 51st state, and expressed intentions to ‘take over’ Gaza, resulting in the displacement of Palestinians.
Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland is well known, having once engaged in a tense phone discussion with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, leading to internal turmoil among officials.
Greenland has been under Danish control since its colonization in the 18th century, officially becoming a district of Denmark in 1953.
So, what is the current development in this scenario?
Republican Congressman Buddy Carter from Georgia recently proposed legislation that would permit Trump to initiate talks with Greenland and Denmark regarding the acquisition of the autonomous region.
Carter issued a statement saying: “America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland.”
Trump has expressed intentions to rename Greenland ‘Red, White and Blueland’, though the opinion of its inhabitants on the change remains uncertain.
Carter further commented: “President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”
The bill proposed by Carter is currently under committee review.
“To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as ‘Red, White, and Blueland,'” the bill states.
Trump has previously claimed that the island’s 57,000 residents desire US affiliation.
In remarks last month, he reiterated: “I think we’re going to have it.
“I think the people want to be with us.
“I don’t really know what claim Denmark has to it, but it would be a very unfriendly act if they didn’t allow that to happen because it’s for the protection of the free world.”
He added: “I think Greenland we’ll get because it has to do with freedom of the world.
“It has nothing to do with the United States other than that we’re the one that can provide the freedom. They can’t.”