NBC Reporter in Greenland: J.D. Vance ‘Never Actually Spoke with Greenlanders’; ‘He Never Bothered’ to Meet People

WELKER Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Greenland is Molly Hunter ░░░░░░░░ is covering the vice ░░░░░░░░ s trip there So ░░░░░░░░ we know that the ░░░░░░░░ president made some remarks ░░░░░░░░ was his message today ░░░░░░░░ He did make some ░░░░░░░░ He was only on ░░░░░░░░ ground as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ for about three hours ░░░░░░░░ up in the remote ░░░░░░░░ at the Pituffik Space ░░░░░░░░ where he met with ░░░░░░░░ 150 U S Military ░░░░░░░░ they re called Guardians ░░░░░░░░ set foot in Nuuk ░░░░░░░░ capital which is where ░░░░░░░░ am Never actually spoke ░░░░░░░░ Greenlanders but he did ░░░░░░░░ Denmark to task He ░░░░░░░░ accused European allies and ░░░░░░░░ Denmark this is a ░░░░░░░░ autonomous territory of Denmark ░░░░░░░░ not taking care and ░░░░░░░░ investing enough in Greenlandic ░░░░░░░░ in security infrastructure and ░░░░░░░░ people Take a quick ░░░░░░░░ to a quick portion ░░░░░░░░ what he said Clip ░░░░░░░░ Vance Our message to ░░░░░░░░ is very simple You ░░░░░░░░ not done a good ░░░░░░░░ by the people of ░░░░░░░░ You have underinvested in ░░░░░░░░ people of Greenland and ░░░░░░░░ have underinvested in the ░░░░░░░░ architecture of this incredible ░░░░░░░░ land mass filled with ░░░░░░░░ people That has to ░░░░░░░░ and because it hasn ░░░░░░░░ changed this is why ░░░░░░░░ Trump s policy in ░░░░░░░░ is what it is ░░░░░░░░ ends Hunter He spoke ░░░░░░░░ the incredible people the ░░░░░░░░ place Kristen but the ░░░░░░░░ we re speaking with ░░░░░░░░ in Nuuk say he ░░░░░░░░ bothered to even try ░░░░░░░░ kind of meet people ░░░░░░░░ see this country And ░░░░░░░░ as we ve discussed ░░░░░░░░ itinerary has changed massively ░░░░░░░░ the last week They ░░░░░░░░ t want the second ░░░░░░░░ They didn t want ░░░░░░░░ vice president They didn ░░░░░░░░ want this high level ░░░░░░░░ S delegation to come ░░░░░░░░ these circumstances Kristen WELKER ░░░░░░░░ underscoring the fact that ░░░░░░░░ show the vast majority ░░░░░░░░ people in Greenland do ░░░░░░░░ want to be annexed ░░░░░░░░ the United States Molly ░░░░░░░░ we ve been tracking ░░░░░░░░ reporting throughout the week ░░░░░░░░ really appreciate you joining ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much.”