Can Congress stop Trump from trying to take Greenland?

Protesters with Greenland flags gather for a protest titled “Greenland Belongs to the Greenlanders” outside the US Embassy on January 14, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images

Since the United States announced it would “run” Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has openly floated similar interventions elsewhere in Latin America.

But the country Donald Trump has fixated on most isn’t an adversary — it’s an ally. Greenland...