On Sunday, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas expressed his belief that the United States acquiring Greenland would significantly benefit the nation’s interests.

Cruz praised President Trump for his dedication to prioritizing America’s economic and national security concerns. Speaking on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo,” he remarked, “President Trump’s focus on America First is commendable when it comes to Greenland.”

He further stated his conviction that securing Greenland aligns strongly with U.S. national interests.

Since the onset of Trump’s second term, the White House has floated the idea of acquiring Greenland, either through purchase or military means, citing “national security purposes” as a driving factor.

President Trump has spearheaded efforts to claim the resource-abundant, self-governing island, despite Denmark’s firm stance against selling the territory.

“Look, the whole history of America has been a history of acquiring new lands and new territories, whether you go back to Thomas Jefferson making the Louisiana purchase — about half of the United States of America today — or you go back to America purchasing Alaska from Russia. You want to talk about — at the time they called it ‘Seward’s Folly’ — It turned out to, to be an extraordinarily consequential purchase,” Cruz said on Sunday. 

“Greenland has massive rare earth minerals and critical minerals. There are enormous economic benefits to America, but like Alaska, it is located on the Arctic which is a major theater for major military conflict with either Russia or China,” he added.

His comments fall in line with Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who compared the White House’s efforts to buy Greenland to the Louisiana purchase. 

However, GOP Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) said it would pose no additional benefit to the U.S.

“If we want to put more military in there, we can. We don’t have to invade it. If he wants to buy it, that’s fine. But I don’t see a willing seller right now,” McCaul said during a Sunday appearance on ABC’s “This Week.”

He noted that a U.S. invasion of Greenland would strike a “war” with NATO.