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The existing bilateral defense agreement -- signed in 1951 -- "offers ample opportunity for the United States to have a much stronger military presence in Greenland," Rasmussen said.
From ABC News
“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,” Trump said, adding that there is a “good possibility that we could do it without military force” but that he wouldn’t “take anything off the table.”
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Greenland’s residents and politicians have reacted with anger to Trump’s repeated suggestions, with Danish leaders also pushing back.
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N UUK, Greenland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
Danish officials have repeatedly told President Donald Trump that Greenland is "not for sale." Trump doesn't seem to care. The president continues to promote his vision for taking over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark,
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has received a stern rebuke from Copenhagen about his criticism of Denmark's treatment of Greenland. The Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen laid down the gauntlet by expressing Copenhagen's unhappiness with White House rhetoric about Greenland,
Vice President Vance looked to appeal to Greenland by urging it to side with the US, not Russia or China, after it seeks independence from Denmark.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe and suggested the United States would better protect the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has pressed to take over.
Trump has refused to rule out using military force or economic pressure to acquire the world’s largest island, which is about a four-hour flight from New York. His statements, which have ranged from promises to make Greenlanders “rich” to more aggressive overtures, have raised alarm in Denmark and Greenland, which have strongly rebuffed him.
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha are visiting Pituffik Space Force Base in Greenland on Friday and will get a briefing on Arctic security issues.
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The Danish foreign minister has scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.
The vice-president says Russia and China have increased footprints in the area and the world cannot "bury our heads in the sand".
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