From Fox News: A House Republican is pushing for Greenland to become the country’s 51st state as President Donald Trump publicly pushes for the Danish territory to come under U.S. rule.
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is introducing a bill on Monday aimed at authorizing Trump “to take such steps as may be necessary” to acquire Greenland and set it on the pathway of becoming part of the United States.
“I think it is in the world’s interest for the United States to exert sovereignty over Greenland,” Fine told Fox News Digital in an interview.
“Congress would still have to choose to make it a state, but this would simply authorize the president to do what he’s doing and say the Congress stands behind him. And then it would expedite it into becoming a state, but it would still be up to Congress about whether to do that.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly scheduled to meet with officials from Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday of this week.
Denmark 🇩🇰 and Greenland 🇬🇱 will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday.
Source: TV2
— Orla Joelsen (@OJoelsen) January 12, 2026
Last week, Greenland Foreign Affairs Minister announced that both he and the Foreign Affairs minister of Denmark want a meeting with Rubio.
However, on Monday the government of Greenland released the following statement:
Press release from the Government of Greenland
January 12, 2026
12:50pmThe United States has once again reiterated its desire to take over Greenland. This is something the governing coalition of Greenland cannot accept under any circumstances.
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. As a constituent part of the Realm, Greenland is a member of NATO, and the defence of Greenland must therefore take place through NATO.
On the basis of the very positive statements made for Greenland by six NATO member states, Naalakkersuisut will intensify its efforts to ensure that the defence of Greenland is carried out within the NATO framework. All NATO member states, including the United States, share a common interest in the defence of Greenland, and the governing coalition of Greenland will therefore work together with Denmark to ensure that dialogue on and the development of Greenland’s defence takes place within NATO cooperation.
The governing coalition of Greenland believes that Greenland will, now and in the future, remain a part of the Western defence alliance.
Source: Government of Greenland
Press release from the Government of Greenland
January 12, 2026
12:50pmThe United States has once again reiterated its desire to take over Greenland. This is something the governing coalition of Greenland cannot accept under any circumstances.
Greenland is part of the Kingdom…
— Orla Joelsen (@OJoelsen) January 12, 2026
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