on January 6, 2026 at 4:35 pm Trump’s insistence that the U.S. should take control of Greenland was met with disbelief and dismay on Capitol Hill, with some Republicans warning that a seizure of the island was too dangerous to even contemplateAnvee Bhutani

The president’s insistence that the U.S. should take over the Denmark-controlled island was met with disbelief and dismay on Capitol Hill.