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Murkowski, Nordic Diplomats Bristle at Trump’s Talk of Obtaining Greenland

The senator from Alaska joined officials from Denmark, Greenland, and Norway to discuss the Arctic.
Murkowski, Nordic Diplomats Bristle at Trump’s Talk of Obtaining Greenland
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks during a hearing to review the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve in Washington on June 1, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Nathan Worcester
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WASHINGTON—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and diplomats from several other countries in the Arctic Council voiced opposition on Thursday to President Donald Trump’s statements about Greenland.

“I am not one who believes that threatening another country is a good diplomatic tool,” said Murkowski, whose Arctic state borders Canada and Russia.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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