JD, Usha Vance visit Greenland as Trump’s administrative view of the territory star-news.press/wp

Washington – Vice President JD Vance and the other lady of Usha Vance They move to the American base in GreenlandLike Trump’s white house with the eyes of a semi-solo danish territory despite opposing the inhabitants and leaders.

The National Safety Advisor Mike Waltz will join the vandoms, sources that were familiar with planning. Waltz will travel on Friday, said the source.

The second lady was originally planned to visit Greenland in an extended cultural journey this week, and vice president announced On Tuesday he will join her at a shorter trip more focused on American politics and defense. They will spend their time on the pituffic space base, the northernmost American military installation.

“Strategic partnership between the United States and Greenland has long played a vital role in our national and economic security,” said Vice President Office for the President in the announcement of the journey change. “During the Second World War, they established a dozen military bases in Greenland to defend the North Atlantic from the Nazi intrusion in the Nazi resources in relation to the Soviet rocket attacks.

Mr. Trump did not give up the idea of ​​absorbing in the United States in the United States, despite the opposition from Greenland leadership and people. Greenland is an expansive island towards the north and east of Canada, it is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. It is about three times higher than the size of Texas, but mostly covered with ice. Most of its approximately 57,000 people – the population is less than Carson City, Nevada – lives on the south coast of Greenland.

A Recent survey It shows 85% Greenlanders does not want to be part of the United States, and the inhabitants who have discussed the news of the CBS in front of Vanta’s visit to the American installation on the island – the American northern military basis – clearly reflected in the sentiments shown in the survey.

“It can’t just use it,” Daniel Rosing said, the trainee electrician who said he was proud to be Greenlander.

And Greenland Prime Minister, Múte Bourup Egede, He called the planned visits of American officials “aggressive.” And Mette Frederixen, Danish Prime Minister, said that now puts “unacceptable pressure” in Greenland.

Despite this opposition, Mr. Trump said earlier this month UA Speech before the joint session of the congress If he had “a message tonight for amazing people Greenland: We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and if you choose, greet you in the United States.”

Mr. Trump said that the territory is important for American national security and that his administration “works with everyone who is involved to try.”

“And I think we’ll get it, in one way or another,” Mr. Trump said. “We’ll make it. We’ll keep you, we’ll get you, and together we’ll take Greenland to Heights like you’ve never thought before. It’s very few populations.

Holly Williams contributed to this report.