Randy Fine, Former Brevard State Senator Turned Congressman, Takes Greenland Plan to Capitol Hill

Fine’s Bold Greenland Proposal Signals Former Brevard Senator’s Rise in GOP Foreign Policy Debates

WASHINGTON, DC— President Donald Trump’s renewed push for U.S. control of Greenland moved from rhetoric to legislation Monday as a Republican lawmaker and former Brevard state senator, Rep. Randy Fine, R-Florida, introduced a bill aimed at authorizing the White House to begin the process of acquiring the massive Arctic territory and potentially putting it on track to become America’s 51st state.

Fine filed the measure that would give Trump congressional backing to “take such steps as may be necessary” to pursue U.S. sovereignty over Greenland, which is currently an autonomous territory of Denmark.

While the bill would not, in itself, make Greenland a state, it would formally support negotiations and other actions to bring the island under U.S. control and, eventually, present it to Congress for possible statehood.

Fine said the goal is to support Trump’s ongoing efforts and make clear that Congress is willing to stand behind them.

“Congress would still have to decide whether Greenland becomes a state,” Fine said in an interview. “This legislation simply authorizes the president to do what he’s already doing — pursue acquisition — and puts us on a faster path if that ultimately happens.”

Trump has argued for years that Greenland is strategically vital to U.S. national security, citing its location between North America and Russia, its proximity to key Arctic shipping lanes, and its rare-earth minerals and other critical resources.

He first raised the idea of purchasing Greenland during his first term and has revived the push as geopolitical competition in the Arctic has intensified.

The issue has also become the focus of active diplomacy. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that he is scheduled to meet with Danish officials to discuss Greenland, signaling that talks between Washington and Copenhagen are underway as the debate grows more serious.

Fine echoed the national security arguments while also framing the proposal as beneficial to Greenland’s residents. He criticized Denmark’s historical treatment of the island and argued that U.S. governance would improve living conditions.

“Greenland has a high poverty rate, and Denmark hasn’t treated them well,” Fine said. “When war came, Denmark couldn’t protect them. The United States did during World War II.”

Fine said he opposes the use of force, arguing that Greenland should come under U.S. control only by consent.

“The best way to acquire Greenland is voluntarily,” he said, adding that he believes closer alignment with the United States would be in Greenland’s economic and political interests.

Denmark has also reaffirmed that Greenland is part of the Danish kingdom and that any change in its status must come from its residents.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress holds the power to admit new states. If Greenland were acquired, it would not automatically become a state.

Congress would first have to establish it as a U.S. territory, after which Greenlanders would need to draft and approve a state constitution. Lawmakers would then have to pass a second bill formally admitting it to the Union, which would require the president’s signature.

Fine’s legislation represents the first major congressional step toward that possibility — a sign that President Trump’s long-discussed Greenland ambitions are now being tested in the halls of Capitol Hill as a real policy effort.

Fine, a former Brevard resident and Florida House Representative and Senator, was elected to represent Florida’s 6th Congressional District in April of 2025 and serves on the House Foreign Affairs and the Education and Workforce Committee.

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