Evening Edition: Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Make Greenland 51st State

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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House Republican from Florida, Rep. Randy Fine, is pushing for Greenland to become the country's 51st state as President Trump has been publicly pushing for the Danish territory to come under U.S. rule. Rep. Fine introduced a bill this week that aims to authorize President Trump "to take such steps as may be necessary" to acquire Greenland. Leaders from Greenland and Denmark met with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week as President Trump seems to double down on acquiring the largest island on Earth. FOX's Ryan Schmelz speaks with Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) who explains what is in his bill and shares how his own meeting with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland went. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.7	President Trump continues to push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, and one Republican
1:03.1	lawmaker has a bill to give the president the ability to annex the island.
1:07.5	The United States needs Greenland to be safe.
1:10.4	Greenland is all that sits in between
1:12.0	Russia and the United States. These trade routes are critical to the United States. I said,
1:16.7	you know who Greenland is not strategically important to? To Denmark or Europe, for that matter.
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1:35.0	Officials from Denmark and Greenland made the trip to Washington this week for meetings with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It comes as President Trump
1:40.7	continues to push for the United States to acquire the territory, saying the
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