US House bill OKs Trump talks with Denmark over Greenland purchase

[KARAH RUCKER]

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S ALLIES IN CONGRESS ARE WORKING TO DELIVER ON HIS VOW TO MAKE GREENLAND PART OF THE U-S.

G-O-P REPRESENTATIVE ANDY OGLES (OH-gulls) OF TENNESSEE INTRODUCING A BILL THIS WEEK TO ALLOW TRUMP TO ENTER TALKS WITH DENMARK OVER PURCHASING THE ARCTIC ISLAND ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.

THE BILL TITLED THE “MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN ACT” WOULD ALLOW TRUMP TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DANISH GOVERNMENT JUST AFTER NOON ON INAUGURATION DAY.

THE BILL GIVES CONGRESS THE ABILITY TO BLOCK ANY AGREEMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS BUT IT NEEDS A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY IN BOTH CHAMBERS TO DO SO.

DANISH OFFICIALS HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THE ISLAND IS NOT FOR SALE BUT ARE REPORTEDLY OPEN TO MORE DIALOGUE WITH THE UNITED STATES ON AN INCREASED MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE REGION, WHICH IS VITAL TO EUROPEAN AND NORTH AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY.

SOME RESIDENTS OF DENMARK ALSO SAY THE AUTONOMOUS ISLAND ISN’T FOR SALE.

TELLING THE NEW YORK TIMES THEY DO NOT WANT TO BECOME AMERICANS.

OVER FEARS THEY WILL LOSE BENEFITS SUCH AS “FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE AND FREE MEDICINE.”

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN CONGRESS HAVE ALSO DISMISSED TRUMP’S DESIRES TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND AND THE BILL WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY NEED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.

SOME DEMOCRATS LIKE PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN HAVE NOT RULED OUT WORKING WITH TRUMP ON MAKING GREENLAND PART OF THE U-S.

TRUMP WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO TRY TO BUY GREENLAND.

IN THE 1860S, ANDREW JOHNSON CONSIDERED BUYING THE ISLAND AND DECADES LATER HARRY TRUMAN SECRETLY OFFERED DENMARK 100 MILLION DOLLARS IN GOLD TO SWAP PARTS OF THE LAND WITH ALASKA.

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M KARAH RUCKER.