Lankford On Greenland: “Trump Says A Lot Of Things”

NBC News reports:

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday dismissed President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland by military force, saying, “The United States is not going to invade another country. That’s not who we are.”

Trump “speaks very boldly on a lot of things,” Lankford said, adding: “We’ve seen this over how he’s done negotiations, whether it be for real estate or whether — how he served as a great president just four years ago.”

Lankford’s comments come as Trump has shown a renewed interest in annexing Greenland over the last few weeks. Trump’s allies have cited national security risks posed by Russia to justify procuring Greenland.

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