Danish foreign minister scolds Trump administration after Vance trip to Greenland
CBSN
The Danish foreign minister scolded the Trump administration on Saturday for its "tone" criticizing Denmark and Greenland during U.S. Vice President JD Vance's visit to the strategic island.
Vance – joined by wife first lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah – on Friday visited the Pituffick Space Base, the northernmost U.S. military installation, in Greenland. The trip had been scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danges who were not consulted about the original itinerary. While there, the vice president blasted Denmark for its handling of the island, saying the U.S. base in Greenland is less secure than it was decades ago because of Denmark's stewardship.
"There is no amount of bullying, no amount of obfuscating, no amount of confusing the issue," Vance said. "Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland, 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, that's why President Trump's policy in Greenland is what it is."
