VP Travel Report #5 - Greenland Trip - Vance remarks

Vance is speaking to a group of US Space Force Guardians on base and is flanked by Mike Waltz, Chris Wright and Mike Lee. Usha Vance and Julia Nesheiwat are sitting in the front row.

Vance is criticizing Denmark and says it has not done enough to keep Greenland safe.

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But let's be honest, what Denmark over the last 20 years has failed to do in some cases, because we know that, unfortunately, this place, this base, the surrounding area, is less secure than it was 3040, years ago, because some of our allies haven't kept up as China and Russia have taken greater and greater interest in Greenland, in this base, in the activities of the brave Americans right here.

They haven't kept pace with military spending, and Denmark has not kept pace in devoting the resources necessary to keep this base, to keep our troops, and in my view, to keep the people of Greenland safe from a lot of very aggressive incursions from Russia, from China and from other nations.

Our message to Denmark is very simple, you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have under invested in the people of Greenland and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful land mass, filled with incredible people.

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Speech is ongoing. Vance says he is going to take questions.

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