US EditionTed Cruz warns Trump might ‘nuke Denmark’ if he becomes president in resurfaced clip
Tensions rise as U.S. push to acquire Greenland sparks NATO troop deployments and legislative efforts to block military action, with polling showing low public support for force, experts say.
- A resurfaced 2016 clip shows Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, questioning Donald Trump, President's judgment and warning he might use extreme force against Denmark, NATO member, amid Greenland tensions.
- High-Level talks this week in Washington between Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, and U.S. envoys ended in stalemate, with a U.S. senators' delegation set to meet the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen on Jan 16.
- NATO protections apply as Greenland, part of Denmark, is defended by contingents including 13 Germans arriving on Jan 16, plus 15 French, two Norwegians, and officers from the United Kingdom and Netherlands.
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The Clip Ted Cruz Wishes You’d Forget Is Going Viral Amid Trump’s Greenland Threats
Back in 2016, when Ted Cruz briefly pretended to care about presidential temperament, the Texas senator issued a warning about Donald Trump so extreme it sounded absurd at the time. Nearly a decade later, it’s resurfacing — and suddenly doesn’t feel so hypothetical. In a clip from the heat of the Republican primary, Cruz openly questioned whether Trump could be trusted with nuclear weapons, painting a scenario that drew laughs then and stunned r…
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