The Latest U.S. Power Grab: Greenland The House GOP’s newest shiny object is a bill to let President Trump acquire Greenland and fast-track it into becoming America's 51st state. The sponsor? Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.), who claims the bill would “authorize Trump to take such steps as may be necessary” to get the job done. Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, is home to just under 57,000 residents, and a Reuters poll found that about 85% of Greenlanders oppose becoming part of the United States, with only 6% in favor of annexation, underscoring the lack of local support for such a move. This U.S. Greenland power grab would represent an unprecedented assertion of federal authority over a…

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