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Pence criticizes Trump’s Greenland strategy
Republican and Democratic lawmakers seek to protect NATO ties and limit military actions as Trump threatens 10% tariffs on eight European nations starting February.
- Mike Pence criticized Donald Trump's approach to acquiring Greenland, particularly his use of military threats and tariffs against Denmark, expressing concerns about constitutional authority and the potential damage to NATO alliances.
- Eight European nations, including the U.K. and France, condemned Trump's tariffs and threats regarding Greenland, asserting they "undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral".
- Polls indicate that only 17 percent of Americans and just 6 percent of Greenlanders support Trump's plan to acquire Greenland, which has sparked protests on the island.
- Bipartisan lawmakers, including Senator Lisa Murkowski, voiced that U.S. military action against Greenland lacks congressional support, with Mitch McConnell labeling such action an "unprecedented act of strategic self-harm".
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Pence criticizes Trump’s Greenland strategy
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday backed President Trump’s plan to acquire Greenland, but expressed reservations about using tariffs to do so. “I think it’s a question right now, Jake, not of what the president’s trying to accomplish, but how? And I have concerns about using what I think is a questionable constitutional authority,…
·Washington, United States
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Former VP Mike Pence criticizes Trump’s Greenland Strategy
Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Jake Tapper, “I think it’s a question right now, Jake, not of what the President’s trying to accomplish, but how. And I have concerns about using what I think is a questionable Constitutional authority, imposing unilateral tariffs on NATO allies, to achieve this objective.”
·Atlanta, United States
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