Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior U.S. officials are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that Denmark has "underinvested" in Greenland’s security and demanded that Denmark change its approach as President Donald Trump continues to talk of taking over the Danish territory.

Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance will visit Pituffik Space Base, the US military's base in Greenland dating back to World War II.

The White House pointed this out as President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education (ED). But raising test scores isn't exactly the department's job—education is "primarily a state and local responsibility,

Republicans in Congress would likely be needed to approve any plan to annex Greenland, and several told USA TODAY they aren't sure that's a good idea.

President Donald Trump has made his fixation on Greenland abundantly clear—enough so to unnerve many of the people who live there. “I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future,

The trip was both a reconnaissance mission and a passive-aggressive reminder of President Trump’s determination to fulfill his territorial ambitions, no matter the obstacles.

The vice-president says Russia and China have increased footprints in the area and the world cannot "bury our heads in the sand".

Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials are scheduled to arrive in Greenland, where residents have expressed deep unease about the visit after President Trump vowed to acquire the island “one way or the other.

President Trump has pushed for Greenland’s roughly 56,000 residents to sever ties with Denmark and join the United States.

Vice President Vance traveled to an American military base in Greenland, and argued that the Danish territory would be more secure under U.S. control. He echoed President Trump’s message that Greenland is critical to American national security.

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance touched down Friday in Greenland for a daylong visit to the U.S. Space Force base in Pituffik.

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are set to travel to Greenland on Friday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Advertisement

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

The Vances were set to visit an American military base in Greenland’s remote icy hinterland after the Second Lady scaled back plans for a more public-facing trip amid outrage among locals.

You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland.”U.S. Vice President JD Vance slammed Denmark during a visit to Greenland on Friday, saying it was failing to keep the semi-autonomous Danish territory and its people safe from incursions by China and Russia.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance was set to land in Greenland on Friday at a time when President Donald Trump is renewing his insistence that Washington should take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance's trip to Greenland has been scaled back as people from the country have been protesting their visit. Former U.S. Ambassador to Greenland and Denmark Carla Sands says the country is very vulnerable,