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Clay Masters

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183 total appearances

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The NPR Politics Podcast
Does Alex Pretti’s death mark a turning point for Trump?

That's something she had not committed to in previous interviews that I've had with her the last couple of weeks.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 01-19-2026 1PM EST

We should be clear that the troops are on standby, and this comes as Governor Walz has directed the Minnesota National Guard to prepare for possible deployment to assist local law enforcement and emergency management agencies.

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NPR News: 01-19-2026 1PM EST

I mean, it really remains to be seen what that would look like to have two units potentially receiving conflicting orders.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Well, it was a bipartisan group.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

It skewed heavily towards Democrats.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

But Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said we shouldn't take the lack of Republicans there as an indicator for a lack of their support, saying this delegation came together rather quickly.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

And the goal was to de-escalate a tense situation.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Well, I spoke with Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

She said the president has shown a lack of understanding about the importance of allies to U.S.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

security.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Many times this weekend, Steve, lawmakers said that they hadn't received any intelligence about this idea that Russia and China are encircling Greenland and posing an imminent threat.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

And as to national security for the United States, they point out that there is already cooperation between the Kingdom of Denmark and the U.S.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

And the U.S., in fact, as you said, already has a military presence in Greenland.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Well, there was a massive demonstration on Saturday.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Thousands of people marched to the U.S.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

embassy.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

It was peaceful, but there was a lot of passion.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

I saw a lot of Greenland flags.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

I saw a lot of red hats that said, make America go away.

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Troops Stand By For Minnesota, Greenland NATO Tensions, Gaza Peace Board

Charlotte Holm, who's from Copenhagen and has family in Greenland, said she's worried about what happens to NATO if Trump gets what he wants.