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Trump and Murkowski spar over Venezuela, Greenland

Murkowski opposed taking or buying Greenland and supported advancing a resolution requiring congressional involvement in future military action in Venezuela.

Trump and Murkowski spar over Venezuela, Greenland
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This article1 analysis · Oct 11, 2026
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Lisa Murkowski criticized talk of U.S. control over Greenland and voted to advance a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s use of military force in Venezuela without congressional approval. Trump attacked Murkowski and four other Republican senators over the vote.

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Lisa Murkowski R · AK · SEN

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Votes cast on this page: ▲ 15 · ◆ 6 · ▼ 11

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Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who criticized the prospect of U.S. control over Greenland and voted to advance the war powers resolution

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who criticized Republican senators for advancing the war powers resolution and whose administration has called for U.S. control of Greenland

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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator Trump criticized for voting to advance the resolution

Todd Young
R · IN · SEN

Senator Trump criticized for voting to advance the resolution

Josh Hawley
R · MO · SEN

Senator Trump criticized for voting to advance the resolution

Dan Sullivan
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who voted against the resolution

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator Trump criticized for voting to advance the resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  George H.W. Bush, Former U.S. president cited by Sullivan’s office as an example of presidential military authority; Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland prime minister quoted secondhand by Murkowski; Manuel Noriega, Panamanian leader mentioned in Sullivan’s office’s comparison to the 1989 U.S. invasion; Mette Frederiksen, Denmark prime minister whose position on U.S.-Greenland discussions Murkowski described; Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan leader captured during the U.S. operation in Caracas

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Murkowski Opposes U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Outlets agree Murkowski opposed acquiring Greenland, including by force. Left-leaning outlets frame her stance as Republican resistance to Trump’s Greenland proposal. Center outlets emphasize her warning against force and Greenland’s status as an ally, while one also places the issue alongside her clash with Trump over Venezuela.

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