{"id":2545456,"date":"2026-01-20T20:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-want-greenland-debate-resolved-very-soon-6\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:12:07","slug":"republicans-want-greenland-debate-resolved-very-soon-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-want-greenland-debate-resolved-very-soon-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans want Greenland debate resolved &#8216;very soon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-want-greenland-debate-resolved-very-soon-6%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2545456&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bob Cusack told C-SPAN that congressional Republicans want the controversy over President Trump&#8217;s comments about Greenland resolved quickly so it won&#8217;t hang over the 2026 midterm campaign. Trump has asserted the U.S. should have &#8220;complete and total control&#8221; of Greenland and threatened tariffs on NATO allies that don&#8217;t support his stance; the White House has not ruled out strong measures. Cusack called Greenland a rare foreign-policy dilemma &#8211; he said maintaining a U.S. presence makes sense given Russian and Chinese interest &#8211; but noted many Republicans are publicly distancing themselves from any suggestion of a military takeover. He added the episode distracts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-head-into-2026-with-confidence-as-gop-self-sabotages\/\" title=\"Democrats head into 2026 with confidence as GOP self...sabotages\">everyday economic issues<\/a> that helped Trump win in 2024, and that both domestic and international leaders (including Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Emmanuel Macron) have criticized or reacted to the rhetoric.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans want Greenland debate resolved &lsquo;very soon&rsquo; before midterm elections: Bob Cusack<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2478936\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> executive editor Bob Cusack said Tuesday he doesn&rsquo;t know how the Greenland debate will end, as congressional Republicans are downplaying military action.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has insisted the United States must have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/4425112\/trump-escalates-greenland-land-grab-into-transatlantic-crisis\/\">&ldquo;complete and total control of Greenland,&rdquo;<\/a> while threatening to <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">impose punitive&nbsp;<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4426294\/house-blockade-tariff-votes-trump-greenland-threats\/\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">10% tar<\/span>iffs&nbsp;<\/a>on NATO allies that don&rsquo;t back his bid. The president has also told the press that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;done more for NATO than anybody else,&rdquo; while stressing that &ldquo;Greenland is very important.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Cusack said on C-SPAN&rsquo;s <em>Washington Journal<\/em> Tuesday that Trump&rsquo;s use of tariffs is &ldquo;multifaceted,&rdquo; as some of it has paved the way for other countries to boost their defense spending. On Greenland, however, Cusack described it as a &ldquo;once-in-every-25-years dilemma,&rdquo; and said it &ldquo;makes sense&rdquo; for the United States to keep its presence in the country since &ldquo;Russia and China have an interest there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And he could move to expand the base, but Trump is certainly doubling down after the successful operation in Venezuela that got Maduro. I think that&rsquo;s emboldened him,&rdquo; Cusack said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But Republicans, I mentioned [Senate Majority Leader John] Thune (R-SD) before, Speaker [Mike] Johnson (R-LA) has said, &lsquo;Oh, we&rsquo;re not talking about militarily taking over Greenland.&rsquo; Trump and the White House have not taken that off the table.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3332342&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=c8b14300193f858e63ac08fa3d7a5036\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;So I don&rsquo;t know how this ends. It is a fascinating issue; it&rsquo;s not a popular issue, so Republicans want it solved or to go away very soon. They don&rsquo;t want to be talking about this in the fall of 2026, a month or two before the election,&rdquo; Cusack said.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack also said the Greenland topic draws focus away from &ldquo;bread and butter issues,&rdquo; saying the Democratic Party didn&rsquo;t focus on this before the 2024 elections. He said that former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4424364\/josh-shapiro-weaken-kamala-harris-2028\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and the Democrats warned that &ldquo;democracy will die&rdquo; if Trump were elected again. Still, Trump campaigned about the Democratic Party&rsquo;s lack of basic issues while also being &ldquo;a better candidate&rdquo; compared to Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Trump&rsquo;s criticism of &ldquo;Bidenomics&rdquo; played a role in his 2024 victory, Cusack said Trump is also being &ldquo;defensive&rdquo; on the economy. As such, Trump is making some of the same mistakes that Biden did.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4423721\/greenland-fantasy-hurting-republicans-harming-america\/\"><strong>GREENLAND FANTASY IS HURTING REPUBLICANS AND HARMING AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So have some Bill Clinton in you, say &lsquo;I feel your pain,&rsquo; but say, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re doing some things, we&rsquo;ve done some things successfully, but we need to do more.&rsquo; What exactly that &lsquo;more&rsquo; is we don&rsquo;t know yet,&rdquo; Cusack said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), a speculated presidential candidate for 2028, took a swing at European leaders on Tuesday for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4425167\/newsom-rants-european-leaders-rolling-over-trump-handing-out-crowns\/\">&ldquo;rolling over&rdquo; to Trump&rsquo;s demands<\/a>, saying they need to &ldquo;have a backbone&rdquo; if they are nervous about Trump&rsquo;s threats to acquire Greenland. <\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4425231\/macron-swipes-at-imperial-ambitions-tariffs-davos-speech\/\">Macron also dug at Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-says-biden-foreign-policy-promotes-u-s-values-and-interests\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan says Biden foreign policy promotes U.S values and ...s\">foreign policy strategy<\/a><\/a> in his Tuesday World Economic Forum speech, though he didn&rsquo;t mention Trump directly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP urges quick resolution to Greenland debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2545457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26013752265255-e1768944232994.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50462,47289,3756,35343],"class_list":["post-2545456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-greenland","tag-republicans","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26013752265255-e1768944232994.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2545456"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545460,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545456\/revisions\/2545460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2545457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2545456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2545456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2545456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}