GOP senator to Trump: Alaska 'offers all of Greenland's benefits'

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) made the case on Wednesday that his home state offers the same strategic advantages as Greenland, as President-elect Trump continues to muse publicly about acquiring the autonomous Arctic island.

Trump has said owning Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, is an “absolute necessity” for the United States, pointing to the island’s rich natural resources and potential benefits to U.S. national security.

In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday...