1. United States
2. Ill.
3. Letter

President Trump's threats to seize Greenland through military force or economic coercion constitute an impeachable offense that requires your immediate and forceful response. This is not hyperbole. This is a sitting president threatening territorial conquest of a NATO ally. You must publicly demand that Illinois' congressional delegation begin impeachment proceedings now. Senator Jeanne Shaheen just returned from Denmark reporting that Danish and Greenlandic officials expressed a "real sense of betrayal by the United States" over this aggression. Denmark has bled alongside America in World Wars I and II and in Afghanistan, where Danish soldiers died at similar percentage rates as American forces. Now they fear American military action against their own territory. This is an unthinkable betrayal that shatters seven decades of collective security. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already taken a stand, affirming that decisions about Greenland belong solely to Greenlanders and Denmark. Where is Illinois' leadership? Senator Shaheen warned that the only powers celebrating this crisis are Vladimir Putin's Russia and President Xi's China, who would benefit from NATO's collapse. Trump is doing our adversaries' work for them. Danish politician Julie Rademacher stated that Greenlanders want to remain Greenlanders in a democratic world and hope Americans will support them. When an American president threatens territorial aggression against a sovereign democratic nation and NATO ally, it is a constitutional crisis that demands impeachment. You have a platform and a responsibility to use it. I am demanding that you publicly call on Senator Durbin, Senator Duckworth, and Illinois' House delegation to initiate impeachment proceedings immediately. Hold a press conference. Issue a statement. Make it clear that Illinois will not tolerate a president who threatens our allies with military conquest. This is not about politics. This is about preventing the destruction of American security and defending democracy against authoritarian aggression. Act now.