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Since President Trump took office again last year, he has talked a great deal about acquiring Greenland. However, Secretary Rubio recently told lawmakers that the President hopes to buy, not conquer, the Arctic island.

Pray for your fellow intercessor.

From The New York Times:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told lawmakers that President Trump plans to buy Greenland rather than invade it, while Mr. Trump has asked aides to give him an updated plan for acquiring the territory, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Mr. Rubio made his remarks in a briefing on Monday with lawmakers from the main armed services and foreign policy committees in both chambers of Congress. The same day, Mr. Trump told aides to deliver an updated plan.

The congressional briefing was focused on Venezuela, but lawmakers raised concerns about Mr. Trump’s intentions on Greenland given aggressive remarks this week by the American president and a top aide, Stephen Miller, two officials said.

President Trump’s ambition to acquire Greenland has once again made headlines following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration has said that dominance of the Western Hemisphere is a top priority. Meanwhile, the President has said for months that the acquisition of Greenland is a national security priority, calling it “vital” to keep adversaries like Russia and China out of the Arctic.

The Times notes that Greenland is “a sparsely populated autonomous territory that is ruled by Denmark, a member of NATO.” On Tuesday, leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland, all members of NATO, joined with the Prime Minister of Denmark to push back on President Trump aspirations. The leaders said that “Security in the Arctic must therefore be achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies including the United States.”

While President Trump does hope to acquire the island peacefully, the White House did issue a statement on Tuesday claiming he had not ruled out a U.S. invasion, according to the Times.

As President Trump works to strengthen our national security, let’s pray for wisdom for him and all involved in his administration.

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(Excerpt from The New York Times. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)