Trump’s Republicans in US House circulate bill on Greenland purchase

President-elect Trump’s Republican allies in the

US House of Representatives

are trying to build support for a bill on authorising talks for the purchase of Greenland, according to a copy of the bill circulated for co-sponsors on Monday. The bill is called “Make Greenland Great Again Act,” the offices of

Republican US representatives

Andy Ogles, who is leading the bill, and Diana Harshbarger said. The copy of the draft was reported earlier by Fox News Digital and had 10 co-sponsors as of Monday morning. The bill, if passed, will allow the president to enter into negotiations with Denmark on Jan 20, when Trump takes office.

Greenland PM Mute Egede

, meanwhile, said on Monday the country is looking to strengthen its defence and mining ties with the US, albeit on its own terms.
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