"Calm down the hysteria," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. "Take a deep breath." He was urging European counterparts and journalists not to read too much into the current kerfuffle over President Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland, which was followed by the threat of new U.S. tariffs on a group of European countries standing in solidarity with Denmark.
If passed, the bill would give Trump explicit congressional authorization for the annexation of Greenland by any means necessary. The president is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary, including by seeking to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark, to annex or otherwise acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States, the bill reads: Upon completion of such annexation or acquisition,
Well, you take a map, take a look at the map of the world, or take a look at a globe from looking from the North Pole down and you can see why Greenland is the opposite end of the bookend. The other end is Alaska. You look to the other side of the world and you've got Russia and all of their adventurism around the Arctic.
