WASHINGTON (Reuters)-United States Vice President Jd Vance said on Tuesday that he will visit Greenland this week, following a high-level US delegation to the territory that US President Donald Trump says Washington is due to take over.
“I look forward to visiting Greenland on Friday,” Vance wrote in a post on the social media platform X. The publication also had a Vance video announcing the visit.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that the US should take control of Greenland, claiming that the vast island is important for US national security. The governments of Greenland and Denmark expressed opposition to any US control.
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“Many other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use their territories and navigable roads to threaten the United States, threaten Canada and, of course, threaten Greenland people. So let’s see how things are going there,” Vance said in the video.
“Unfortunately, the leaders of the United States and Denmark, I believe, ignored Greenland for too long.”
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Greenland has been controlled by Denmark for centuries, previously as a colony and now as a semi -border territory under the Danish rule. It is subject to the Danish Constitution, which means that any change in its legal status would require a constitutional amendment.
Opinion surveys have shown that almost all inhabitants of Greenland oppose adherence to the United States.
The US delegation visit to Greenland on a US military base will also include Usha Vance, the vice president’s wife, White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The visit runs from Thursday to Saturday.
