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The visit was revised after an initial three-day trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory created uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the travel plans were announced without p...
From Associated Press News
Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure fo...
From Reuters
Many Greenlanders (and Danes) saw the visit as a threat.
From The New York Times
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After initial plans for a visit from American officials were met with a backlash, Friday’s trip has been limited to a stop at a remote military base.
Vice President Vance in a speech from a U.S. base in Greenland said Friday the U.S. is not likely to use military force in President Trump’s pursuit of taking over the territory. Vance also said
Vice President JD Vance told American service members that the Danish government hasn’t adequately protected Greenland and insisted the U.S. must “do more” to counter what he claimed was “Russian and Chinese encroachment” on the strategically important Arctic island, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to annex.
Some think Vance tried to block an order from Trump. Others feel he is on the wrong side of a rift between MAGA and GOP internationalists.
2don MSN
JD Vance criticized Denmark for neglecting Greenland's people and security during a visit to Pituffik Space Base, and Greenlandic officials had mixed reactions.
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to an island that President Trump wants to “get” was a scaled-back version of the original White House plan. “He’s not welcome,” one Greenlander said.
Vance, who previously served in the Marines, fired five weapons during his visit to the shooting range, including a howitzer and a M240B medium machine gun. He shot the weapons after giving an encouraging speech to the current Marines about a “renewed sense of patriotism” and “commitment to excellence.”
Vice President Vance publicly bashed the news outlet Jewish Insider (JI) and its top editor in a scathing social media post Thursday over an article about Republican lawmakers’ responses to