US Lawmakers Arrive in Denmark Amid Greenland Push

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) talks to journalists after members of the Danish Parliament and a Greenlandic committee met with American Congress members at the Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 16, 2026. Tom Little / Reuters

A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met Danish and Greenlandic leaders in Copenhagen on Jan. 16 to affirm support for Denmark as a NATO ally amid President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), alongside Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and other U.S. lawmakers, traveled to Denmark to meet with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and other delegates.