JD Vance criticised Europe again as he explained today why the Trump administration believes Greenland is « critical » to the security of the US. The US vice president said Europe and Denmark have « not done a good job » in making the world’s largest island secure in the event of « a nuclear missile ».
He told Fox News: « People do not realise that the entire missile defence infrastructure is partially dependent on Greenland. If God forbid the Russians and the Chinese – not saying they’re going to – but if, God forbid, somebody launched a nuclear missile into our continent, they launched a nuclear missile at Europe, Greenland is a critical part of that missile defence.
« So you ask yourself, ‘have the Europeans, have the Danes done a proper job of securing Greenland and of making sure it can continue to serve as an anchor for world security and missile defence?’ And the answer is obviously they haven’t. »
Donald Trump and his administration have repeatedly issued called to seize Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark – and refused to rule out the use of force.
The US president claims it is in the interest of his country’s national security to « acquire » the country, according to a White House statement shared with Reuters.
It read: « President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region.
« The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander-in-chief’s disposal. »
This is also not the first time Mr Vance has slammed Europe for a perceived weakness. In a speech at the the Munich Security Conference last year, he urged the continent to « step up in a big way to provide for its own defence ».
He then accused Europen government’s of ignoring voter concerns on migration and free speech.
The VP blindly alleged that EU « commissars » were suppressing free speech and retreating from « some of its most fundamental values », blaming them for mass migration across the continent.
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