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FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Donald Trump House Republican allies are clearing the runway for him to follow through on his promise to conquer Greenland.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is spearheading a bill authorizing Trump to enter into negotiations with Denmark to buy Greenland, a territory located in North America but with long-standing cultural and geopolitical ties to Europe.
The bill is titled the “Make Greenland Great Again Act,” according to a copy of the text obtained by Fox News Digital.
“Joe Biden has tarnished our reputation for the past four years, and before he takes office, President Trump is telling the world that America First is back. America’s economic and security interests will no longer be on the back burner, and Republicans in the House of Representatives are ready are to help President Trump deliver results for the American people,” Ogles told Fox News Digital.
THE DANISH PRIME MINISTER HAS AN OPEN MESSAGE FOR TRUMP: GREENLAND IS NOT FOR SALE
President-elect Donald Trump first proposed buying Greenland in 2019 during his first term. (Getty Images)
That would allow the current president to enter talks with Denmark shortly after noon on January 20, when Trump is due to be sworn in.
“Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark regarding the purchase of Greenland by the United States, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees the agreement, including all related materials and appendices,” the bill states. .
The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, meaning the executive branch cannot make purchases for the federal government without first appropriating funds from the House of Representatives and approving the Senate.
Ogles’ bill is backed by 10 House Republicans, including Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., Michael Rullio, R-Ohio, Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, Claudia Tenney, RN.Y., Neal Dunn, R-Fla., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Randy Weber, R-Texas, and the new incoming chairman of the House Committee on science, Brian Babin, R-Texas.
Rep. Andy Ogles introduced the “Make Greenland Great Again” bill. (Michael M. Santiago)
While he first floated the idea during his first term in the White House, recent weeks have seen Trump step up his public comments about taking over Greenland, as well as other entities like the Panama Canal.
Trump suggested last week that he would not rule out taking both by force. He told a reporter who asked him if he would rule out the use of economic or military coercion: “No, I can’t convince you of either.”
Meanwhile, the idea of buying Greenland has gained traction among Trump’s Republican allies, s supporters of the idea highlighting its strategic position near Russia – one of the USA’s biggest adversaries.
Ogles argued that it was “vital to our national security.”
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The son of the newly elected president, Donald Trump Jr. he was in Greenland last week for what was billed as a personal tourist visit.
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Ogles’ introduction is the latest move by a House Republican to help Trump achieve his foreign policy goals.
Last week, Rep. Dusty Johnson, R.D., chairman of the GOP’s pragmatic Main Street Caucus, introduced legislation to allow Trump to buy Panama Canal for the symbolic sum of $1.
That law won more than a dozen Republican co-sponsors.
