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Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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Sen. King blasts Trump's 'outrageous' hopes for US to take over Greenland

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

Again, Denmark, part of it does control Greenland semi autonomous, especially considering the US Actually has an air force base there in Greenland and has had it there for 75 years. No, it's a false premise. If there's a concern about the national security and the security of the Arctic region that can be dealt with under the current arrangement. We don't need to own the real estate. We have bases all over the world and we don't have to take over a foreign country in order to have a substantial military presence. (00:44–00:55)

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Asserts that national security concerns in the Arctic can be managed without changing current arrangements.

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