Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) proudly announced on Monday that he is introducing legislation to allow President Donald Trump to seize control of Greenland — as the president's increasingly obsessive calls for the island to be purchased or annexed away from Denmark alarms both international actors and key figures in both parties.

"Huge News! Today, I am proud to introduce the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, a bill that allows the President to find the means necessary to bring Greenland into the Union," wrote Fine on X. "Let me be clear, our adversaries are trying to establish a foothold in the Arctic, and we can’t let that happen. By acquiring Greenland, we would prevent our adversaries from controlling the Arctic Region and secure our northern flank from Russia and China."

With the suspected shooter who assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk having been turned in to authorities by his family, speculation is already flying about his ideology and motivations — but former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) has a blunt message for anyone trying to spin the case for political ends.

"If you’re trying to pretzel yourself into painting Tyler Robinson, a 22-year old, into a 'fascist' or 'leftist' model based on your rabid ideology, maybe you’re not seeing the bigger picture of what online radicalization is— because 'you' are the radicalized," said Riggleman, a moderate libertarian-leaning figure who in recent years became outspoken against the MAGA movement and advised the House January 6 Committee.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended President Donald Trump's conduct throughout the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files controversy, going so far as to claim with no evidence that Trump was an "FBI informant" against Epstein, and saying that he banished Epstein from Mar-a-Lago upon realizing his abuse of young girls — which is contradicted by the public timeline.

"He's not saying that what Epstein did was a hoax, it's a terrible, unspeakable evil. He believes that himself. When he first heard the rumor, he kicked him out of Mar-a-Lago. He was an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down. The president knows, and has great sympathy for the women who suffered these unspeakable harms. It's detestable to him. He and I have spoken about this as recently as 24 hours ago."