US EditionUS lawmakers arrive in Copenhagen to counter Trump's Greenland threats
A bipartisan U.S. delegation met Danish and Greenlandic leaders to oppose President Trump's acquisition threats, with 83% of Americans against using force, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
- On Jan. 16, 2026, a bipartisan 11-member U.S. congressional delegation traveled to Copenhagen to reassure Danish leaders amid fears the U.S. could annex Greenland and met with Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
- High-Level talks in Washington this week set the context for the congressional trip, following a White House meeting where Danish and Greenlandic ministers met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
- Large protests are scheduled for Saturday in Danish cities and Nuuk to oppose territorial ambitions, while a Reuters/Ipsos poll found just 17pc of Americans approve of the effort, Senator Lisa Murkowski noted.
- Lawmakers are pushing legislation to limit presidential seizure authority over territory, with bipartisan support for NATO as a Danish-U.S. working group seeks a diplomatic solution amid military concerns.
- The two-day visit coincides with a European reconnaissance mission and an allied declaration that `Greenland belongs to its people`; diplomatic efforts continue as the delegation prepares for the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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