Senator Ted Cruz

Look, my view on Denmark and Greenland, so I did a podcast two weeks ago on Denmark, Greenland, and Canada. And I did all three of them on my Verdict podcast. And I put them in a spectrum. Let's start with Canada. I think the President's Canada remarks were just trolling. I think he was just screwing with Trudeau.

I think he was sitting at the table and decided, you know, why are you even a country? You ought to be a state. You should be a governor.

I think he was sitting at the table and decided, you know, why are you even a country? You ought to be a state. You should be a governor.

I love it. You know, I would have paid, frankly, to be sitting at that table just to see Trudeau's face.

I love it. You know, I would have paid, frankly, to be sitting at that table just to see Trudeau's face.

Look, it was reminiscent, if you remember the 2016 campaign on the debate stage, where Trump turned Rand Paul was at the end. And he's like, why are you even on this stage? And what is it with your hair? I mean, it was the same sort of comment that was just messing with him.

Look, it was reminiscent, if you remember the 2016 campaign on the debate stage, where Trump turned Rand Paul was at the end. And he's like, why are you even on this stage? And what is it with your hair? I mean, it was the same sort of comment that was just messing with him.

I put that in one, and by the way, that may be the most epic troll of all time, because I think that literally pushed Trudeau into resigning. Crazy, huh?

I put that in one, and by the way, that may be the most epic troll of all time, because I think that literally pushed Trudeau into resigning. Crazy, huh?

I will say, I couldn't resist tweeting and said, you know, Trudeau's lasted really long for a son of Fidel Castro. Oh, wait, wait.

I will say, I couldn't resist tweeting and said, you know, Trudeau's lasted really long for a son of Fidel Castro. Oh, wait, wait.

So Canada's a troll.

So Canada's a troll.

Greenland, on the other hand, I think is a very serious policy proposal. And I think there are... You know, Trump mentioned this in the first term, and a lot of people dismissed it. Oh, this is just Trump talking wacky.

Greenland, on the other hand, I think is a very serious policy proposal. And I think there are... You know, Trump mentioned this in the first term, and a lot of people dismissed it. Oh, this is just Trump talking wacky.

But I think there are enormous national security and economic reasons why acquiring Greenland makes a ton of sense. Yeah. And you look at Greenland's location on the Arctic, it has incredibly prime location on the Arctic. From a national security perspective, God forbid we ever get in a shooting war with China or with Russia, ICBMs are coming right over the Arctic.

But I think there are enormous national security and economic reasons why acquiring Greenland makes a ton of sense. Yeah. And you look at Greenland's location on the Arctic, it has incredibly prime location on the Arctic. From a national security perspective, God forbid we ever get in a shooting war with China or with Russia, ICBMs are coming right over the Arctic.

And Greenland is a prime location to deal with that. We're also seeing more shipping lanes coming in and around the Arctic. And China and Russia are both competing for prized access there. Greenland makes an enormous sense from that perspective. It also makes an enormous perspective from critical minerals and rare earth minerals. They have vast amounts.

And Greenland is a prime location to deal with that. We're also seeing more shipping lanes coming in and around the Arctic. And China and Russia are both competing for prized access there. Greenland makes an enormous sense from that perspective. It also makes an enormous perspective from critical minerals and rare earth minerals. They have vast amounts.

And so what I said is, look, I think we should pursue this seriously. I'll tell you, I had a conversation this week with the Danish ambassador to the United States. And look, Denmark's a little freaked out by all this conversation. And I'll tell you what I told the ambassador. I said, listen, Denmark is our friend. You are our ally. You will continue to be our friend and ally.