Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance are in Greenland on Friday as the White House deals with backlash over President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to purchase the island territory from Denmark.
Vance gave remarks to U.S. troops at Pituffik Space Base on the northwest coast of Greenland. White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, who has been under scrutiny following controversy around a Signal chat breach, was also on the visit to the Arctic island.
Greenland and Danish officials alike have argued against the acquisition and denounced the visit. Greenland Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede called Waltz’s visit in particular “highly aggressive” and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called it an “unacceptable pressure” and vowed resistance.
The event was scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m. EDT.
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