WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced an amendment to the Senate Defense Appropriations bill to prohibit the use of funds for military force or other hostilities against Greenland.
“Families are getting crushed by rising grocery and housing costs, inflation is up, and Trump’s name is all over the Epstein files. Instead of doing anything to fix those problems, Trump is trying to distract people by threatening to start wars and invade countries – first in Venezuela, and now against our NATO ally Denmark,” said Senator Gallego. “What’s happening in Venezuela shows us that we can’t just ignore Trump’s reckless threats. His dangerous behavior puts American lives and our global credibility at risk. I’m introducing this amendment to make it clear that Congress will not bankroll illegal, unnecessary military action, and to force Republicans to choose whether they’re going to finally stand up or keep enabling Trump’s chaos.”
This amendment would make it so none of the funds made available by the Senate Defense Appropriations bill may be obligated or expended for the use of military force, the conduct of hostilities, or the preparation for war against or with respect to Greenland.
Trump has repeatedly doubled down on his claims that Greenland should become part of the United States. On Sunday, after announcing that the U.S. has taken control over Venezuela, Trump said that he “absolutely” wants to take over Greenland, and that he would revisit the topic in a few weeks.
Read the amendment HERE.
1/5/26