Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced a new bill to rename Greenland — after the U.S. acquires it — to “Red, White and Blue Land.”
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Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) introduced a new bill to rename Greenland — after the U.S. acquires it — to “Red, White and Blue Land.”
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