U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Danish Prime Minister on Greenland NYT | Top Stories By: Elisabeth Bumiller and Robert Jimison 17 January 2026 at 01:24 Seeking to calm tensions, Republicans and Democrats affirmed that they supported Denmark’s control of Greenland as President Trump vowed to buy it or take it over. © Hilary Swift for The New York TimesSenator Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, led a delegation of American lawmakers on a visit to Denmark on Friday.