President Donald Trump repeated his argument for the US, who took over Greenland on Wednesday, just before Vice President JD Vance was supposed to visit the island.
Trump said his administration must “let them know that we need Greenland for international security and security. We need it. We need to have it.” Vance and His wife, the second lady of Usha Vance, will visit the US space facility based on the island.
“That’s [an] The island from defense posture and even offensive posture is something we need. … When you look at the ships as hundreds of on the coast elevates their coast, it is a busy place, “he added, speaking in an interview with Radio host Vince Coglianene.
Trump said he was not sure if the Greenland people wanted to become American nationals, but claimed it was important to “convince them”.
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President Donald Trump has doubled his ambitions to buy Greenland this week. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
“We have to have a country because it is not possible to properly defend a large part of this country – not only now – without it. So, we have to have it, and I think we will have it,” he said.
Vice -President says he will visit Space power Pituffik Space Base on Friday and “Check out what’s going on with Greenland’s security there.”
A statement from the Vance Office stated that the base is the “northernmost installation” of the Ministry of Defense.
JD Vance Vice -President will travel to Greenland with his wife Usha Vance on Friday. (Fox News / Hannity)
“Vice -President and a visit to the second lady in the Pituffik Space Base will be held instead of a previously announced visit to the second lady in the Adventaat Qimussers race Dogsled in Sisimiut,” the public statement said.
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“The strategic partnership between the United States and Greenland has long played a vital role in our national and economic security. During the Second World War, the United States established over a dozen military bases in Greenland to defend the northern Atlantic from Nazi inflammation. During the Cold War, the United States committed additional resources against Prokova.
The Pituffik Space base, an earlier air base of the Thule, with a Thule tracking station, is shown in northern Greenland. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
“In decades since then, neglect and inactivity from Danish leaders and past American administrations have given our opponents the opportunity to improve their priorities in Greenland and the Arctic. President Trump rightly changes the course. “
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Fox News’ Sarah Tobian and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report
