Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) signaled this week he backs President-elect Donald Trump’s push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland and to take back control of the Panama Canal.
Cruz made the remarks during an episode of his “Verdict” podcast this week with co-host Ben Ferguson while talking about Trump’s efforts to acquire both.
He said that while he believes Trump is trolling Canada by saying they should become the 51st state, he believes his remarks about Greenland “are something very different.”
“I think the United States acquiring Greenland is a very, very good idea,” he said. “To be clear, Trump talked about this in his first term in office, and at the time, a lot of people, particularly the media, dismissed it. They said, ‘Oh, it’s Trump talking. It’s just some crazy idea.’ But I’ll tell you, acquiring Greenland has enormous advantages to the United…
