Vance says Denmark has 'not done a good job' at keeping Greenland secure as Trump pushes for U.S. ownership [View all]
Source: nbc
President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. “would go as far as we have to” to take ownership of territory."
March 28, 2025 Updated March 28, 2025, 2:23 PM CDT
By Alexander Smith, Rebecca Shabad and Molly Hunter
Vice President JD Vance sharply criticized Denmark and other European allies during his visit to Greenland on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to push U.S. ownership of the semi-autonomous territory.
Speaking to servicemembers at Pituffik Space Base, a U.S. Space Force base on the northwestern coast of Greenland, Vance argued that Greenlanders would be better off being under the protection of the U.S. than under Denmark.
“Our message to Denmark is very simple — you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland," Vance said. "You have under-invested in the people of Greenland and you have under-invested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful land mass."
Days after President Donald Trump said that the U.S. “would go as far as we have to” to take ownership of territory, Vance made a pitch to the people of Greenland: "I think that you’d be a lot better coming under the United States security umbrella than you have been under Denmark's security umbrella." ........................................
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