Don Bacon Rebukes Trump's Greenland Push at NATO Summit, Warning It Hurts 32-Nation Alliance
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Updated · Newsweek · Jul 9
Don Bacon Rebukes Trump's Greenland Push at NATO Summit, Warning It Hurts 32-Nation Alliance
1 articles · Updated · Newsweek · Jul 9
Summary
Don Bacon called Trump's Greenland remarks "foolish" in an X post, saying they have badly damaged U.S. trust with European allies and telling the president to "stop the stupid."
At the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump renewed his claim that Greenland should be under U.S. control, argued Washington should never have "given it back," and suggested Europe could lose U.S. troops.
Denmark and Greenland quickly rejected the idea again, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen saying the island is not for sale and its future cannot be decided by another country.
Bacon's criticism extends a months-long Republican backlash: he previously said he would lean toward impeachment over any invasion attempt, while other GOP lawmakers have also ruled out force as a viable option.
Greenland's Arctic location, Pituffik Space Base and rare-earth resources make it strategically important, but critics say the U.S. already gets what it needs through its alliance with Denmark.