House Republicans Introduce Legislation Authorizing President Trump To Enter Greenland Acquisition Negotiations

House Republicans on Monday unveiled legislation authorizing President Trump enter negotiations to purchase Greenland from Denmark.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) introduced the “Make Greenland Great Again Act.”

American economic and security interests will no longer take a backseat, and House Republicans are ready to help President Trump deliver for the American people.

Read more in the @FoxNews Exclusive. https://t.co/3ubTNK4mtr

— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) January 13, 2025

“Joe Biden took a blowtorch to our reputation these past four years, and before even taking office, President Trump is telling the world that America First is back. American economic and security interests will no longer take a backseat, and House Republicans are ready to help President Trump deliver for the American people,” Ogles told Fox News Digital.

BREAKING: Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN) has introduced the “Make Greenland Great Again Act,” which would authorize President Trump to negotiate the acquisition of Greenland.

What do you think of this move? pic.twitter.com/yHKo2cCRlA

— Resist the Mainstream (@ResisttheMS) January 13, 2025

Per Fox News:

It would allow the sitting president to enter into talks with Denmark just after noon on Jan. 20, when Trump is due to be sworn in.

“Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees the agreement, including all related materials and annexes,” the legislation said.

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The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, meaning the executive branch cannot make any purchases for the federal government without getting the funds first appropriated by the House of Representatives and approved in the Senate.

Ogles’ bill is backed by 10 fellow House Republicans, including Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., Neal Dunn, R-Fla., Barry Moore, R-Ala., Randy Weber, R-Texas, and the new incoming House Science Committee Chairman, Brian Babin, R-Texas.

While he first floated the idea during his first term in the White House, recent weeks have seen Trump ramping up public comments about acquiring Greenland, as well as other entities like the Panama Canal.

President Trump previously called U.S. “ownership and control of Greenland” an “absolute necessity.”

Here’s a closer look with the key part highlighted:

Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said he was ready to speak with President Trump.

Greenland PM says he’s ready to talk with Trump https://t.co/dv13jxm7Oh pic.twitter.com/kr22jwN7nc

— New York Post (@nypost) January 11, 2025

WATCH:

GREENLAND PM: “We are READY to talk.”pic.twitter.com/hcHmoPYctb https://t.co/a2OZksdiOY

— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) January 11, 2025

Axios reports:

The bill would give Congress the ability to block any agreement within 60 days, though it would need a veto-proof two-thirds majority in both chambers to do so.

Ogles, a member of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, has 10 GOP co-sponsors, including some moderate and establishment members like Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Mike Rulli (R-Ohio).

Seven of the co-sponsors, including Lawler and Rulli, are also among the 15 who co-sponsored Dusty Johnson’s Panama Canal bill.

Trump and his allies have continued to make noise about acquiring Greenland even as both Danish and Greenlandic leaders have pushed back on the idea.

Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. visited the island territory last week and Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday there is a “deal to be made.”

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