Sen. Coons leads delegation in effort to calm tensions over Greenland

Well, now to Greenland, led by Delaware Senator Chris Coons, an 11-member delegation of U.S. lawmakers met in Denmark today to calm tensions over Greenland, and this as President Trump escalates rhetoric about taking over the island. And part of the point of this trip is to have a bipartisan group of members of Congress listen respectfully to our friends, our trusted allies and partners here in Denmark and from Greenland, and to go back to the United States and share those perspectives so that we can lower the temperature. When you ask the American people whether or not they think it is a good idea for the United States to acquire Greenland, the vast majority will say, we do not think that that is a good idea. This senator from Alaska does not think it is a good idea. So this meeting comes, as President Trump said at an event in D.C. today, that he was considering using tariffs to pressure countries to accept the U.S. takeover the semi-autonomous Danish territory. While Trump argues Greenland is vital to U.S. security because of its location and supply of minerals, he has not ruled out the use of force to take it. European nations this week sent small numbers of military personnel to the island at the request of Denmark, a NATO ally.