Trump’s calls to seize Greenland ignite fresh criticism from Republican party

Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski, Mike Pence and others say action could hurt US economy and strain Nato alliance

Donald Trump's escalating calls for the United States to seize or otherwise obtain Greenland has ignited fresh criticism from the president's own Republican party, with some saying it could hurt the US economically or strain the Nato military alliance.

Such Republicans included US senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, who were part of a bipartisan group to travel to Denmark to discuss concerns in Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.