Danish official strikes back at Vance's Greenland comments: 'We do not appreciate the tone'

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen responded to remarks Vice President JD Vance made during a trip to a U.S. military base in Greenland.

"I have a message for our American friends and all others who are listening," Rasmussen said. "Much is being said these days. Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism. But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered. This is not how you speak to your close allies. And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies."

The Trump administration has argued that Denmark is failing to protect Greenland from Russian and Chinese aggression, with Vance telling American soldiers at the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland that "Denmark hasn't done a good job at keeping Greenland safe."