JD Vance sparks concern after people hear his message for European leaders on Greenland
Topics: Donald Trump, Greenland, JD Vance, World News, Politics, Europe
Niamh Shackleton
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Topics: Donald Trump, Greenland, JD Vance, World News, Politics, Europe
JD Vance says the president isn't messing around when he says he wants to acquire Greenland.
America occupied Greenland (an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark) when Germany occupied Denmark during the Second World War. Apparently, the US was reluctant to leave the country after the war, and an offer was made in 1947 to buy it.
Several decades on, and Trump wants Americans in Greenland once more — but the country is far from willing to give up that easily.
The president supposedly wants to buy the country peacefully, but that hasn't stopped the administration from making military threats as well.
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In recent days, Greenland sent a defiant message to the president, as the country's premier, Jens Frederik Nielsen, said: "Threats, pressure, and talk of annexation do not belong anywhere between friends.
"That's not how you talk to a people who have repeatedly shown responsibility, stability and loyalty. This is enough."
Greenland's residents are equally as unenthusiastic about Trump's plans, and they insisted that the country isn't a business the president can simply buy.
Reportedly, Mark Rubio is set to meet with Greenland's leaders this week or next, and Vice President JD Vance has urged those in Europe to take the POTUS seriously.
"My advice to European leaders and anybody else would be to take the president of the United States seriously," Vance said during an appearance at a White House briefing on January 8.
Going on to speak about the media's supposed 'overreactions', Vance continued: "What has he said about Greenland? Set to the side the crazy overreactions that I’ve seen from the press and from certain people in Europe.
"Number one: Greenland is really important, not just to America’s missile defence but to the world’s missile defence.
"Number two: We know that there are hostile adversaries that have shown a lot of interest in that particular territory... So what we’re asking our European friends to do is to take the security of that landmass more seriously, because if they’re not, the United States is going to have to do something about it.
"What that is, I’ll leave that to the president as we continue to engage in diplomacy with our European friends."
People have now reacted to Vance's comments with concern, and one person went as far as calling the VP 'more dangerous than Trump'.
Meanwhile, another worried individual said: "EVERY DAMN DAY is like a recurring nightmare with these people. It’s exhausting…."
Somebody else took Vance's comments as if Europe should 'prepare for war' as World War 3 fears continue to grow.