US Senator Dick Durbin announced on X late January 15, 2026, that he is traveling to Denmark tonight with a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to reaffirm the strong US-Denmark partnership, despite President Donald Trump's advances toward Greenland, according to his post shared within the reporting window from 10:16 PM UTC on January 15 to 1:16 AM UTC on January 16. Durbin's statement emphasized Denmark as a strong US partner and described the delegation as a reiteration of Congress's firm stance in the partnership. The announcement comes amid ongoing Arctic tensions, including US interest in Greenland, during the nearly three-hour reporting period. US Representative Thomas Massie posted on X during the same window, jokingly suggesting to Denmark that informing the administration the Epstein files are in Greenland would divert US interest, echoing similar remarks he made earlier on January 15, as reported in prior coverage. These developments follow Iceland's demand on January 15 for explanations from Washington over President Trump's nominee for US ambassador to Iceland, Billy Long, who joked about Iceland becoming the 52nd US state. European nations, including Sweden announcing 100,000 personnel deployments to Greenland earlier that day, have responded to perceived US advances in the region, according to previous reports.
