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Ted Cruz warns Trump might 'nuke Denmark' if he becomes president in resurfaced clip

Trump’s statements about acquiring Greenland are presented alongside Cruz’s resurfaced warning about his judgment.

Ted Cruz warns Trump might 'nuke Denmark' if he becomes president in resurfaced clip
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A resurfaced 2016 clip shows Ted Cruz warning that Donald Trump’s temperament could endanger the country. The article connects Cruz’s warning to Trump’s current push for U.S. control of Greenland, which has drawn objections from Danish and European officials.

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Donald Trump
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President seeking U.S. control of Greenland

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Ted Cruz
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Senator whose resurfaced 2016 remarks questioned Donald Trump’s judgment and temperament

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J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President who met with Danish and Greenlandic officials and urged European leaders to take Trump’s ambition seriously

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State who met with Danish and Greenlandic officials

ALSO MENTIONED  Andrius Kubilius, European commissioner who warned about the consequences of a U.S. takeover; Emmanuel Macron, French president who expressed support for Denmark’s sovereignty; Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Danish foreign minister who opposed U.S. control of Greenland; Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish defense minister who announced an increased military presence in the Arctic; Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenlandic official who attended the White House talks

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Congressional Delegation Visits Denmark and Greenland

A bipartisan congressional delegation led by Sen. Chris Coons is traveling to Denmark as President Donald Trump continues to press for U.S. control of Greenland. Center outlets frame the trip as diplomacy amid the dispute: some stress U.S.-Danish ties and Trump’s security rationale, while others foreground opposition to U.S. control from Greenlandic leaders and lawmakers.

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