Vance is currently in Greenland at the US base and is ramping up the rhetoric which will result in the US going in force and claiming the island as a new US territory:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyd5zr20gdt
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VP says Denmark has not done 'good enough job' for Greenland
Continuing, Vance says that the US "honours" the sacrifices of Danish soldiers who fought with the US in the "war on terror 20 years ago".
He says that important security partnerships from the past does not mean they can't have tough talk with partners in the present
"Our message to Denmark is simple, you have not done a good job for the people of Greenland. This is why Trump's policy is what it is."
He adds that Denmark was "under-invested in Greenland's security architecture".
The vice-president now criticises Denmark, saying the area surrounding the Pituffik Space Base is "less secure" than it was 30-40 years ago.
He says as Russia and China have "taken greater and greater interest in this base", our allies in Europe haven't kept up.
Vance says Denmark has not invested enough to keep the area safe.
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Trump has said:
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We're pivoting for a moment back to Washington, where President Donald Trump - who repeatedly said he wants the US to take over Greenland - has just been speaking with reporters in the White House. He was asked about JD Vance's trip to the Arctic territory.
Trump says that Greenland is "very important for the peace of the world".
And he then follows that up by saying:
"I think the European Union understands it, and if they don't - we're going to have to explain it."
"We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of 'do you think we can do without it.' We can't."
Donald Trump, US president
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What would Denmark, and therefore the EU, do when they take over?