The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense's northernmost installation.The base was built following a 1951 defense agreement between Denmark and the United States.
In a village that was relocated to make room for a military base, Greenlanders are still living with the legacy of the last time the United States took an interest in their island.
Vice President Vance in a speech from a U.S. base in Greenland said Friday the U.S. is not likely to use military force in President Trump’s pursuit of taking over the territory. Vance also said
President Trump has pushed for Greenland’s roughly 56,000 residents to sever ties with Denmark and join the United States.
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Vance visited Greenland as President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to take ownership of the territory.
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NUUK, 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.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife on Friday are visiting an American military base in Greenland in a scaled-back trip. Here's what to know.
VP Vance and wife to tour US military base in Greenland after spat over uninvited visit; AP explains
Vice President JD Vance and his wife on Friday toured a U.S. military base in Greenland. The visit was revised after an initial three-day trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory created uproar am