Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) said recent talks about the U.S. acquisition of Greenland were “responsible conversations.”
Fetterman said in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. admitted He said he would “never support” taking Greenland “by force” but that talking about acquiring it from Denmark, including “purchasing” it, would be a “responsible conversation”.
Fetterman's comments come after President-elect Donald Trump previously said it was “absolutely necessary” for national security and freedom for the United States to take ownership of Greenland. It is something that
“I know there's a lot of talk about Greenland, for example, and a lot of outliers, but of course I would never support taking Greenland by force,” Fetterman said. Ta. “But I think it's a responsible conversation if they're willing to buy it, even if it's just to buy it.”
To those who think the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland is “ridiculous,” Fetterman said that under former President Thomas Jefferson, the U.S. made Under the Louisiana Purchase and former President Andrew Johnson, the United States acquired Alaska.
“If anyone thinks that's ridiculous, it's like, remember the Louisiana Purchase,” Fetterman added. “Alaska was a pretty good deal too, I think $50 million. It was called Seward's Folly.”
President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., recently visited Greenland with Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, amid talk of a U.S. takeover of Greenland.
In an interview on Tuesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland was not for sale, adding that Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede had “made it very clear” that the people of Greenland were not for sale. Ta. express “Greenland is not for sale'' hill.
Breitbart News previously reported that Egede called for Greenland to seek independence from the Kingdom of Denmark in a recent speech.
