Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, sparred with CNN's Brianna Kaylor on Wednesday over the possibility of the U.S. using the military to capture Greenland.
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed interest in the United States purchasing Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark, and did not rule out using military force to acquire the land during a speech on Tuesday. press conference At Mar-a-Lago. When Keillor asked Gill about the possibility of bringing in the military, the Republican accused Democrats of allowing the U.S. to become less secure through President Joe Biden's administration.
“You were born on a military base, you know you were a military child…Would you support Americans fighting for the United States to get Greenland or the Panama Canal? It's always a potential “Do you mean to die?” Keillor asked.
“It's really funny that you bring that up. I'm going to leave the methodology to President Trump and follow his lead here, but the Democrats have made the world a much less safe place over the last four years.” replied Gil. “More than 500,000 people died in the Ukraine war, which would never have happened had President Trump been in the White House. Weak foreign policy under President Joe Biden has thrown the entire world into chaos. It's surprising to me that people suddenly became concerned about people dying in war.
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Keillard insisted that concerns about military deaths were “not sudden” and challenged the freshman lawmaker to answer questions. Gill said Trump is “leaving options on the table” to decide upon taking office. (Related: President Trump plans to rename Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America')
The president-elect has also expressed interest in regaining control of the Panama Canal, through which about 40% of U.S. container ships pass. President Trump says the U.S. is closing the canal for “economic security” because China has significant influence in the region and claims Panama overcharges U.S. ships. He said he needed it.
President Trump said at a press conference that the US needs Greenland for “national security purposes” and expressed concern that Russian and Chinese ships were seen surrounding the island. did. This semi-autonomous land from Denmark is home to oil, natural gas and other highly valuable resources.
Gill also accused Democrats of being more interested in protecting illegal immigrants who have “committed crimes against the American people” than in “advancing the interests” of the United States, and that President Trump wants these lands. He said the people of Denmark, Canada and Greenland should be “honored” to be there. As a territory. President Trump suggested Monday that Canada would merge with the United States following former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation, sparking the ire of some Canadian government officials.
reporter asked President Trump asked during Tuesday's meeting whether he could be certain that military or economic coercion would not be used to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland; He stated that he could not guarantee that it would not occur.
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