WASHINGTON, Jan 13 : US Congressman Randy Fine has introduced a bill to make Greenland the 51st state of the United States, giving further momentum to President Trump’s long-standing push to acquire the Danish territory.
The “Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act” was introduced Monday by the Florida Republican, according to a statement from his office. The bill’s stated goals include enabling “the annexation and subsequent admission to statehood of Greenland.”
In a post on X, Fine said, “Today, I am proud to introduce the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, a bill that allows the President to find the means necessary to bring Greenland into the Union.”
“Let me be clear: our adversaries are trying to establish a foothold in the Arctic, and we can’t let that happen,” Fine added. “By acquiring Greenland, we would prevent our adversaries from controlling the Arctic region and secure our northern flank from Russia and China.”
“Greenland is not a distant outpost we can afford to ignore, it is a vital national security asset,” Fine said in the press release. “Whoever controls Greenland controls key Arctic shipping lanes and the security architecture protecting the United States.”
“America cannot leave that future in the hands of regimes that despise our values and seek to undermine our security,” he added.
The bill states that President Trump “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.”
After the US acquires Greenland, the bill would require Trump to submit a report to Congress outlining possible federal law changes “as the President may determine necessary to admit the newly acquired territory as a State.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that there is no specific timeline for the U.S. to take over Greenland.
“President Trump has not set a timeline, but it’s definitely a priority for him,” Leavitt told reporters.
“I think the president was very clear last night,” she continued. “He said that he wants to see the United States acquire Greenland because he feels that if we do not, it will eventually be acquired, or even perhaps taken over hostilely, by either China or Russia.”
(UNI)
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