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Topline Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s attempts to acquire Greenland—a stark departure from his remarks 10 years earlier, which have resurfaced in a viral clip showing him warning that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump could have “nuked Denmark” if elected. Cruz praised the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire the Danish territory in an interview on Sunday. Getty Images Key Facts Speaking to Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo, Cruz commended Trump for the Greenland push, framing it as a key component to his “America first” agenda. Cruz said it was “overwhelmingly in America’s national interest to acquire Greenland,” echoing statements made by the White House and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Cruz’s recent statements in support of the Greenland acquisition have resurfaced an old clip from his 2016 presidential campaign, when he positioned himself as a responsible alternative to what he framed as a potential chaotic Trump presidency. In the clip, Cruz told reporters on the campaign trail “we’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark.” Key Background Cruz’s comments come as Trump plans to increase pressure on Denmark and several European allies to sell Greenland to the United States. Danish and Greenlandic officials met with White House counterparts last week, but seemingly failed to come to an agreement about the future of the territory. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said his nation still had a “fundamental disagreement” with the Trump administration over the island, later telling reporters “it’s clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland. We made it very very clear that this is not in the interest of the Kingdom.” On Saturday, Trump threatened Denmark and seven other European nations, including the U.K., France and Germany, with steep tariffs should Denmark refuse to…

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