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Borders must not be moved by force,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good one, but maybe more important, it's obviously one that's not going to happen, so we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it,
Blinken told reporters at a press conference in Paris with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, according to Reuters There is obviously no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they are, and I would even say starting with Russia, attack its sovereign borders,
France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot told the France Inter radio station on Wednesday, according to the FT The Panama Canal was built for our military,
No, I can’t assure you on either of those two, but I can say this, we need them for economic security,
There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said afterward on X That would really be something,
Trump said of the United States’ taking control of Canada Denmark, which owns Greenland — I think that’s probably a fact that most Americans are learning — is a NATO ally. So it’s just complete madness from a national security standpoint, and it also is antagonizing,
If it’s the choice of the people of Greenland to join the greatest country on earth, I would welcome them as our 53rd state, right after we admit Puerto Rico and Washington DC as states.”
Colorado Governor Jared Polis expressed openness to the plan, writing House Democrats are focused on lowering the high cost of living in America. Not invading Greenland.”
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries took to X to express similar disapproval, writing Greenland loves America and Trump!!! Incredible people with an equally awesome reception,
was how he captioned a photo with a group of people in MAGA gear and an American flag We need Greenland for national security purposes,
he repeated during the Tuesday press conference There is a lot of support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future, either,