US senator threatens to use congressional 'tools' to block Trump's Greenland grab

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Politico (EU)

January 16, 2026 6:06 pm CET


U.S. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski threatened Friday to invoke congressional powers to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from following through on his threats to seize Greenland.

Speaking to reporters in Copenhagen after taking part in a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers meeting with Danish and Greenlandic officials, Murkowski — an Alaskan who is a regular critic of the president — said it was “an important message for the people of the Kingdom of Denmark to understand” that the U.S. has three branches of government.

“In Congress, we have tools at our disposal under our constitutional authority that speaks specifically to the power of the purse through appropriations,” she said, referring to congressional control of federal spending. She added that Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory, should be seen as an “ally” rather than an “asset.”

Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who also took part in the visit by House and Senate lawmakers, said he would push ahead with legislation to curb Trump’s power to act unilaterally.

Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/murkowski-threatens-congressional-tools-block-trump-greenland-grab/

[pfitz59]

1. Murkowski can pack sand

both her and Collins.

[Scrivener7]

2. Well, for fuck's sake! That's not a threat. That's their JOB.

[Deuxcents]

3. Agree. Stop talking and just do it.

[Bread and Circuses]

4. It was already voted DOWN with couchboy cast the deciding vote

They talk about all these tools , but no ONE uses them.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. That resolution that was voted down was for military action in Venezuela.

They haven't done one for Greenland yet.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

6. Which has zero to do with the threat of military action in Greenland. nt

[quakerboy]

7. do or do not

Threats mean nothing.

[bsiebs]

8. US Senator threatens to do her job...

[cstanleytech]

9. I smell bullshit.

[Miguelito Loveless]

10. So, they are just going to continue

performative histrionics while rolling over for Child Rapist Trump.

[Bayard]

11. Then Congress better get serious about reining in the maniac then,

Quickly. With all the smoke, there's going to be fire. He's in raging conqueror mode.

[NYC Liberal]

12. I'll believe it when I see it.

They didn't stop him after he staged a coup attempt and tried to kill them.