Should the U.S. own Greenland? Risch, Idaho’s other federal lawmakers won’t say
Colorful homes dot the shoreline in Kulusuk, a settlement in the Sermersooq Municipality in southeastern Greenland. U.S. President Donald Trump aims to acquire the Danish territory, citing national defense. Jonathan Nackstrand AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump’s efforts to annex Greenland, the Arctic island territory that’s part of Denmark, has met no public pushback from any of Idaho’s federal lawmakers.
None of the state’s four Republicans in Washington, D.C., including U.S. Sen. Jim Risch — who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — has put forth their stance on the simmering international issue. Its concept has drawn scorn from European partner nations and recent objection from some GOP members in Congress.
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