During a White House press briefing, Vice President JD Vance addressed questions about President Trump’s recent statements regarding Greenland, emphasizing the territory’s strategic importance amid ongoing diplomatic discussions.
Vance noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with leaders from Denmark and Greenland next week, adding, “We’ll continue to deliver some messages in private but also public.”
He advised European leaders directly: “Take the President seriously.” Dismissing what he called “crazy overreactions from the press or certain people,” Vance outlined the core points of the President’s position.
First, “Greenland is really important not just to America’s missile defense but the world’s missile defense.” Second, “We know that there are hostile adversaries who have shown a lot of interest in this particular territory and slice of the world.”
Vance stated that the administration is asking European friends “to take security more seriously,” warning, “Because if they aren’t, the United States will need [to do] something about it.”
He deferred specifics on next steps to the President, saying the administration would “continue with diplomacy with all my European friends on this topic.”
