The Greenland saga is still ongoing, taking on the proportions of one of the epic Norse legends of venerable, with national leaders fighting over a miniature (population-wise) country caught in the middle. The up-to-date President Trump seems sedate about doing this, and he has allies in Congress. Most recently, a U.S. Representative, Andy Ogles (R-TN), is sponsoring the “Make Greenland Great Again” bill to empower the up-to-date president Start of negotiations with Denmark regarding the purchase.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., is spearheading a bill that would authorize Trump to begin negotiations with Denmark to purchase Greenland, a territory in North America but which has long-standing cultural and geopolitical ties with Europe.
According to a copy of the text obtained by Fox News Digital, the bill is titled “Make Greenland Great Again Act.”
“Joe Biden has put our reputation on the line for the last four years, and even before he takes office, President Trump is announcing to the world that America First is back. American economic and security interests will no longer take a backseat, and House Republicans are ready to do so. “Help President Trump take care of the American people,” Ogles told Fox News Digital.
The Constitution places power over the state treasury directly in the House of Representatives. This bill would not only partially authorize the Executive Branch (President Trump) to enter into negotiations, but would also require him to submit the terms of an agreement to the House of Representatives for action under the Constitution.
“Not later than five calendar days after entering into an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark for the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, the President shall transmit the agreement, including all related materials and appendices, to the appropriate congressional committees,” the legislation states.
The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, meaning the executive branch cannot make purchases for the federal government without first obtaining appropriations appropriated by the House of Representatives and approved by the Senate.
The question, of course, is how to pay for a purchase once it has gone through the process. Given that the United States is in debt, this is out of our hands far past themit’s a legitimate question. The answer could come from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – if they simply eliminated, for example, the federal departments of Education, Energy, Commerce, and one or two other alphabet soup agencies that the Constitution absolutely does not allow. A year or two’s worth of savings should cover the purchase of Greenland.
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Republican Senator James Lankford (R-OK) also appears to be a tentative supporter of the idea. In an interview on NBC News on Sunday, he firmly rejected the idea that President Trump would operate the military Take Greenland by force.
Senator Lankford speaks about Greenland. https://t.co/K9cvf3DY6p above @nbcnews
– Ward Clark (@TheGreatLander) January 13, 2025
It is significant to note that in the original discussion about Greenland, President-elect Trump was asked whether he would support the operate of “economically or military force,” which is a whole different rhetorical kettle and a distinction that should have been noted – but then again, we don’t expect much from legacy media these days, and for good reason.
The odds are almost certainly slim that the United States will buy Greenland outright. The assets that the US would like to exploit – the island’s fisheries, mineral resources, gas and oil – are assets that Denmark would likely want to keep under its control. Denmark is a member of NATO and there are already US military bases on Greenland, so the icy island is already under the American defense line.
But Donald Trump has done improbable things before.
