Democratic Sen. Patty Murray stated on X between 11:47 p.m. UTC on January 13 and 12:16 a.m. UTC on January 14, 2026, that it is "genuinely insane" for Republicans to give credence to President Donald Trump's idea that the U.S. should take over Greenland, a NATO ally, while referencing a Republican bill seeking to make it the 51st state, according to her post at https://x.com/PattyMurray/status/2011225746782683392. Murray wrote, "We're talking about a NATO ally! Every member of Congress should have no problem SHUTTING THIS DOWN!" alongside a quote reading "> Republican introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state" with a link to https://trib.al/xDt4a5W, as posted in this 29-minute window. This statement comes amid recent congressional activity on Greenland, following the introduction over the prior hour of the NATO Unity Protection Act by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to bar U.S. funds from use to occupy or annex the Danish territory, according to an X post by @RpsAgainstTrump.
