Vance critical of Denmark in trip to Greenland

 Newsmax:

Vice President J.D. Vance harpooned Denmark leaders Friday during a visit to Greenland, saying the Danish government has underinvested in the autonomous territory and in its security.

"Our message to Denmark is very simple," Vance said at Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland in a speech that aired live on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 online streaming platform.

"You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland," Vance said. "You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. That has to change.

"And because it hasn’t changed, this is why President Trump's policy in Greenland is what it is."

President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the U.S. should in some form control the territory.

"We need Greenland, very importantly, for international security," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. "We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of do you think we can do without it. We can't.

"Greenland is very important for the peace of the world, not us, the peace of the entire world, and I think Denmark understands it. I think the European Union understands it. And if they don't, we're going to have to explain it to them."
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Greenland remains a thinly populated large land mass.  The Trump administration believes it is vulnerable and that would impact US national security.  I am not sure the Danish government is capable of actually defending Greenland.  They should cut a deal with Trump that would involve the US defending the large island. 

See also:

Here’s why Musk, Bezos, Gates and Thiel really all want a piece of Greenland

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