Change in itinerary for US Vice President JD Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark
Source: AP
Greenland and Denmark appeared cautiously relieved early Wednesday by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday, reducing the likelihood that they will cross paths with residents angered by the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic Island, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.
The couple will now visit the U.S. Space Force outpost at Pituffik, on the northwest coast of Greenland, instead of Usha Vance’s previously announced solo trip to the Avannaata Qimussersu dogsled race in Sisimiut.
President Donald Trump irked much of Europe by suggesting that the United States should in some form control the self-governing, mineral-rich territory of Denmark, a U.S. ally and NATO member. As the nautical gateway to the Arctic and North Atlantic approaches to North America, Greenland has broader strategic value as both China and Russia seek access to its waterways and natural resources.
Trump, in an interview Wednesday on “The Vince Show,” repeated his desire for U.S. control of Greenland. Asked if the people there are “eager” to become U.S. citizens, Trump said he didn’t know “but I think we have to do it, and we have to convince them.”
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/vance-greenland-trump-denmark-pituffik-base-arctic-ec5ba20a161ba52c9d664706d030b60f
They could take Vance and Trump ice fishing.


Clouds Passing
(4,207 posts)Hmmmmm?
maxsolomon
(36,140 posts)Go look at it on Google Maps - it's not nowhere, but you can see it from there.
Maybe a 2-hour tour and a belligerent press availability.
Clouds Passing
(4,207 posts)What are they allowing ETs accessibility
wcmagumba
(3,723 posts)No Trump Tower in Nuuk...who in their right mind wants any of trump, Vance, Musk or Putin within half a hemisphere?
Lovie777
(17,548 posts)shithole musk republicans are forcefully bullying many countries, and that ain't right.
Norrrm
(948 posts)He can meet with the homeless people that got a free meal and free hat from Trump Jr.
Maybe even the drug dealer that Trump bragged about who favored America taking over Greenland.
AmericaUnderSiege
(777 posts)I say we punish Russia for this bullshit by having lots of conversations about Koenigsberg, and what ways the countries with legitimate claims to it could reach consensus on its future.
Marcuse
(8,244 posts)
AmericaUnderSiege
(777 posts)Crimea was always in their headspace, but Greenland would be triply an away game: Denmark, NATO, and North America.
Go for it, motherfucksys.
Marcuse
(8,244 posts)Rebl2
(15,950 posts)fooled Greenland.
FakeNoose
(37,007 posts)Like the waiters in Paris restaurants, the Greenlanders probably know enough English to get by, until they're around Americans. Then they don't know any English.