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Today, Explained

Trump's Greenland obsession

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Politics, Daily News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Europe is taking President Donald Trump’s threats against Greenland more seriously after the US’s actions in Venezuela. But will intervention be a red line for Republicans in Congress? This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado and Ariana Aspuru, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Protesters with Greenland flags outside the US embassy in Copenhagen. Photo by Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

So last week, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, I went to Capitol

0:06.0

Hill and asked congressional Republicans the one question that's on everyone's mind.

0:11.0

Are they just going to let President Trump get away with all this?

0:14.0

President Trump was well within his authority to do what he did.

0:17.0

Most Republicans didn't want to talk, or defended Trump's every move, which only made Senator Ram Paul of Kentucky stand out even more.

0:24.5

If we start talking about Greenland, there is absolutely zero support among Republican,

0:30.3

none from Democrats and none from Republicans for invading Greenland.

0:35.1

Paul has been leading efforts to curb Trump's war powers, and he says the White House is

0:40.0

pushing its luck.

0:41.0

But considering how Congress has failed to stand up to Trump time and time again, why is

0:47.4

this time any different?

0:48.7

And when it comes to Trump's quest to acquire Greenland by any means necessary. Who's going to stop them?

0:56.1

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