Overview
- Sen. Ruben Gallego made the remarks on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 while discussing President Trump's repeated threats to annex Greenland.
- He argued the president is acting irrationally and warned that the rhetoric amounts to threatening war against a NATO ally.
- Gallego cautioned that leaders who do not prioritize peace risk sending young Americans to fight what he called "dumb wars," including in Greenland.
- He blamed congressional Republicans for failing to restrain the president, calling their response cowardly.
- Mediaite and Raw Story amplified the CNN exchange, and reports did not note any official White House response or policy shift.