U.S. lawmakers wrap reassurance tour in Denmark as tensions around Greenland grow

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Pipaluk Lynge, a Greenlandic politician; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska; Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic politician; and Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, left to right, along with members from a U.S. congressional delegation at a news conference following a meeting at the parliament building in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday. Denmark and Greenland are stepping up lobbying of U.S. lawmakers in an effort to head off President Trump

A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.

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