Congressman Randy Fine, who represents Florida District 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives has filed a bill in support of President Trump’s push to take over Greenland.The bill, officially called the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act according to a release from the congressman, would give Trump the congressional “OK” to move forward with negotiating with Denmark to acquire or annex Greenland and make it the 51st state.Trump has continued to argue for the seizure of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark – a key NATO ally – by any means necessary. The president has not ruled out taking the large island territory in the north Atlantic Ocean by military force.”If we don’t take Greenland, Russia or China will take Greenland, and I am not letting that happen,” Trump recently told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I looked about, making a deal with them. It’s easier, but one way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.”Fine said his bill is about national security.”We recognize that Greenland is a strategic asset. It’s between us and Russia,” the congressman said.”Most of the Russian military assets would have to fly over Greenland to get to the United States,” Fine claimed. “But it’s also a recognition of the trade routes around Greenland that are going to be used by Russia and China to potentially harm the United States. This would secure the United States and secure the hemisphere.””This would provide some Congressional cover to what the president has already said he wants to do,” said Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida. He said that U.S. military action to take Greenland against the will of the Danes would be unprecedented in modern history.”If we look at negotiating with another country and acquiring territory, then I agree, and I think most historians and political scientists would agree, we certainly have done that in United States history,” Jewett said.Fine also claimed that a potentially independent Greenland would be a threat to U.S. national security. “The idea that the equivalent of a relatively small town could take this huge piece of property and join Russia, that’s a risk we just can’t afford to take in the United States.”On Tuesday, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen summarily rejected Trump’s recent advances.”If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU,” Nielsen said at a press conference alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.”Dear Greenlanders, you should know that we stand together today, we will do so tomorrow, and we will continue to do so,” Frederiksen said during that press conference.Trump had also pushed for the United States to buy Greenland during his first presidential term. Frederiksen summarily rejected the idea in 2019. The full text of Fine’s bill can be read online here.

Congressman Randy Fine, who represents Florida District 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives has filed a bill in support of President Trump’s push to take over Greenland.

The bill, officially called the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act according to a release from the congressman, would give Trump the congressional “OK” to move forward with negotiating with Denmark to acquire or annex Greenland and make it the 51st state.

Trump has continued to argue for the seizure of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark – a key NATO ally – by any means necessary. The president has not ruled out taking the large island territory in the north Atlantic Ocean by military force.

“If we don’t take Greenland, Russia or China will take Greenland, and I am not letting that happen,” Trump recently told reporters aboard Air Force One. “I looked about, making a deal with them. It’s easier, but one way or the other, we’re going to have Greenland.”

Fine said his bill is about national security.

“We recognize that Greenland is a strategic asset. It’s between us and Russia,” the congressman said.

“Most of the Russian military assets would have to fly over Greenland to get to the United States,” Fine claimed. “But it’s also a recognition of the trade routes around Greenland that are going to be used by Russia and China to potentially harm the United States. This would secure the United States and secure the hemisphere.”

“This would provide some Congressional cover to what the president has already said he wants to do,” said Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida. He said that U.S. military action to take Greenland against the will of the Danes would be unprecedented in modern history.

“If we look at negotiating with another country and acquiring territory, then I agree, and I think most historians and political scientists would agree, we certainly have done that in United States history,” Jewett said.

Fine also claimed that a potentially independent Greenland would be a threat to U.S. national security. “The idea that the equivalent of a relatively small town could take this huge piece of property and join Russia, that’s a risk we just can’t afford to take in the United States.”

On Tuesday, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen summarily rejected Trump’s recent advances.

“If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU,” Nielsen said at a press conference alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

“Dear Greenlanders, you should know that we stand together today, we will do so tomorrow, and we will continue to do so,” Frederiksen said during that press conference.

Trump had also pushed for the United States to buy Greenland during his first presidential term. Frederiksen summarily rejected the idea in 2019.

The full text of Fine’s bill can be read online here.