The Arkansas Republican reportedly said anyone who opposes the idea is blinded by "Trump derangement."
Sen. Tom Cotton claims he was one of the first people to bring up the idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland with President Donald Trump and even proposed it to Denmark last year.
It is unclear whether Cotton was the first to pitch the idea to Trump, who confirmed last weekend that he had been mulling it over. The senator’s spokeswoman told The Washington Post that Cotton brought it up in a conversation with the president more than a year ago. “You’re joking, but I can reveal to you that several months ago, I met with the Danish ambassador, and I proposed that they sell Greenland to us,” Cotton told the event moderator.
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