Vice President JD Vance landed on Friday in Greenland and described the first visit to the US Vice President on Arctic territory. His arrival comes in the middle of a growing controversy about the interest of Trump’s administration in the acquisition of Greenland, Danish territory.
Vance, traveling with the second lady of USHA Vance, energy secretary Chris Wright and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, US military staff landed after landing at Space Base Pituffik.
Jokes about cold but serious interviews about security
Vance sat down with Servicemembers at the base of Mess Hall and immediately commented on the rough Arctic climate.
“It’s cold like s — here! No one told me!” He joked because the weather reports showed temperatures in the Subzero range.
Despite the fact that Vance emphasized the strategic importance of Greenland for US national security.
“Of course we will get briefing about what you do every day, and then we will only talk about how you heard, we are interested in Greenland by Trump’s administration,” he told the soldiers.
Trump reaffirms interest in getting Greenland
Back in Washington, President Donald Trump doubled to the desire to bring Greenland under American control.
“We need Greenland, very important for international security. We have to have Greenland. It’s not a question:” Do you think we can do it without? “We can’t,” Trump told reporters in an oval office.
The President has long claimed that the territory is strategically essential due to its location in the Arctic and its potential for resource mining.
Vance criticizes Denmark and Europe
In an interview with reporters in Greenland, Vance focused on Denmark and European leadership and accused them of not securing the Arctic territory.
“Europe and Denmark did not do their job in maintaining the safety of Greenland,” he said. “We have to have more positions in Greenland.”
His comments are likely to be other relations between the US, Danish and the Greenland local administration, which has repeatedly refused any idea of selling the island of Washington.
Scaled-Back itinerary after will
Originally the way of Vance was ready to include cultural events, a race for watching dogs and meetings with the Greenland inhabitants in the capital Nuuk. However, the itinerary was modified after resistance from Danish and Greenland officials over Trump’s repeated notes about obtaining the territory.
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