Huisdemocrats have made an attempt to prohibit president Donald Trump From one -sided moving to “seizing inner or taking territory” from Greenland, Canada and Panama.
The measure, known as the No Invading Allies Act and under the leadership of Rep. Seth Warester, Dr.I., Bars financing from going to the armed forces to perform operations to take over Greenland, Canada and Panama.
The Time -Time said that Trump’s “reckless” rhetoric about obtaining territory from the three countries makes the president unreliable with the war powers granted to him.
“Americans support the steering of troops unnecessary wars, especially with allies of The United States Who do not pose a threat to our country, “said magazines in a Monday statement to Fox News Digital.” Unfortunately, President Trump recklessly refused to exclude the territory of other nations. Under the Constitution it is the congress, not the president, who has the power to explain the war. It is time for the congress to reclaim that constitutional power and to ensure that the president attaches himself to the will of the American people. ”
Trump says that our Greenland would welcome during a joint address for the congress
President Donald Trump recently made comments about the acquisition of Panama territory, as well as Greenland and Canada. (Jim Watson / AFP, Links, Arnulfo Franco / AFP, right.)
While the American Constitution dictates that the congress has the authority to approve a war law, the congress last declared war in 1942 and entered into its modern presidents of conflicts without explicit or formal congress, according to the National Constitution Center.
Moreover, the resolution of the war powers of 1973 requires that the executive power informs the congress within 48 hours after military action and Bars troops to stay involved for more than 60 days without approval of the congress. However, the legislation does not define “hostilities” and earlier administrations have claimed that their actions that involve military troops were not eligible as hostilities and therefore the approval of the congress was not required, according to the project on government overview.
Other democratic legislators who have sponsored the measure include representatives Eric Swallwell from California and Pramila Jayapal from Washington. The legislation has been referred to both the Foreign Affairs Committees and the armed services.
Trump has discussed Acquiring Greenland, Canada and Panama Months – and has regularly named Canada the 51st state in the US, Trump claimed on Tuesday in a joint speech to the congress that the US would regain the Panama Canal for safety reasons and acquire Greenland.
“And tonight I also have a message for the incredible people of Greenland,” said Trump. “We support your right to determine your own future strong, and if you choose that, we will welcome you in the United States of America.”
Trump has discussed the possibility to expand the American territory for months and said in a position in December 2024 about Truth Social that “the United States of America believes that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”
Greenland, Panama, fiercely rejects Trump’s ambitions to the congress
President Donald Trump discussed the issue of taking territory from Panama and Greenland on March 4 during a joint speech to the congress. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In the meantime, leaders from Greenland, a territory of Denmark, and Panama pushed back on Trump’s comments to the congress.
“We don’t want to be Americans nor Danes, we are Kalaallit (Groenlanders),” said Greenland -Prime Minister Múte Egeide in a message on Facebook Translated by Reuters. “The Americans and their leader must understand that.”
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“On behalf of Panama and all Panamanians, I reject this new insult to truth and our dignity as a nation,” said Panamese President José Raúl Mulino in a post on X.
In the meantime, Republicans have doubted whether Trump would actually launch a military conflict against countries such as Greenland. Senator James Lankford, R-Okla. For example, said in an interview with NBC in January that the US would not ‘enter another country’.
“To be honest, the president was very clear,” said Lankford. “He is the president who kept American troops out of the war. He does not want to start a war to expand American troops, but he wants to be able to protect the national security of America, and part of it is our economic security and our future.”
Caitlin McFall from Fox News and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
