Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined with a foreign lawmaker on Monday to dismiss President Donald Trump’s quest to acquire Greenland, saying in a joint statement that the Danish territory is “not for sale.”
Murkowski, no stranger to opposing some of Trump’s nominees and actions, penned a statement with Aaja Chemnitz, a member of Denmark’s parliament representing Greenland, to push back on the president’s proposal to acquire Greenland. Murkowski and Chemnitz say that the Danish territory is an “ally not an asset” and that the Trump administration should deepen collaboration between the United States and Greenland instead of seeking to acquire the territory.
“Of course, a businessman turned president would be interested,” Murkowski and her Danish colleague wrote in a joint statement. “But Greenland is not for sale. The question has been asked and firmly…
