As leaders in Europe respond to once-unimaginable threats by the United States to take territory from a NATO ally, one US senator on Monday proposed legislation banning funding for any Trump administration military action against Greenland.<\/p>\n
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) put forth an amendment<\/a> to the Senate Defense Appropriations bill \u201cto prohibit the use of funds for military force, the conduct of hostilities, or the preparation for war against or with respect to Greenland,\u201d a self-governing territory of Denmark.<\/p>\n \u201cFamilies are getting crushed by rising grocery and housing costs, inflation is up, and [President Donald] Trump\u2019s name is all over the Epstein files,\u201d Gallego said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cInstead of doing anything to fix those problems, Trump is trying to distract people by threatening to start wars and invade countries \u2013 first in Venezuela, and now against our NATO ally Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s happening in Venezuela shows us that we can\u2019t just ignore Trump\u2019s reckless threats,\u201d Gallego added. \u201cHis dangerous behavior puts American lives and our global credibility at risk. I\u2019m introducing this amendment to make it clear that Congress will not bankroll illegal, unnecessary military action, and to force Republicans to choose whether they\u2019re going to finally stand up or keep enabling Trump\u2019s chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n