US Vice-President JD Vance has accused Denmark of leaving Greenland vulnerable to alleged incursions by China and Russia, as he asked its people to "cut a deal" with the US. Speaking during a visit to the Arctic island,

Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to "fix" the status quo in Greenland, the country's foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance's visit.

Donald Trump issued a strong statement amidst his quest to annex Greenland and uproar over JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance's visit to the island nation.

Løkke Rasmussen, in his video, reminded viewers of the 1951 defense agreement between Denmark and the United States. Since 1945, the American military presence in Greenland has decreased from thousands of soldiers over 17 bases and installations on the island, he said, to the remote Pituffik Space Base in the northwest with some 200 soldiers today.

We can’t just ignore the president’s desires,” Vice President Vance says of President Trump’s eagerness to annex the Danish territory.

US President Donald Trump is 100% sure that the US will take control of Greenland, according to his interview with NBC News. Trump said that he “absolutely had real conversations about annexing Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said in the past that he would like to annex Greenland. However, he has not said the same of Alaska. The president never posted the above statement on Truth Social. In mid-March 2025, a screenshot spread widely online purportedly showing a post from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account ( archived ).

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