Hakeem Jeffries Asked If He Will ‘Stand In Trump’s Way’ If The President Tries To Take Over Greenland

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During a press briefing in Denmark on Friday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked if he would stand in Trump's way if the President tried to take over Greenland.

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00:00...in partnership with the people of Denmark.

00:06Christian, you know, from the UNIS President for Congressman Jeffreys.

00:11Do you plan to stand in Trump's way regarding taking over Greenland?

00:16And if so, how?

00:18It's not clear to any of us that any president has the ability to unilaterally make a decision

00:28to take any independent nation or part of an independent nation by force.

00:38And by the way, that's not the American way.

00:42And so the future of Greenland should be decided by the people of Greenland.

00:49It also is important for us on both sides of the Atlantic, in terms of the United States,

00:58and Denmark, and this was a topic of discussion today, that there has been an agreement between

01:06the United States and Denmark since 1951 that has provided full and complete access to the

01:16United States to have a military presence to defend America's national security, as well

01:22as the security of our allies in the Arctic region.

01:27That agreement is still valid.

01:31It's alive.

01:34And the leaders here in Denmark have made clear that it remains available to be utilized.

01:42But it seems like it's still at the...

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