Hunter: Vance Wants to Convince Greenland to Join the U.S.

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT New ░░░░░░░░ today from vice president ░░░░░░░░ D Vance s visit ░░░░░░░░ Greenland as danish leaders ░░░░░░░░ back at criticism of ░░░░░░░░ and how it has ░░░░░░░░ the territory NBC s ░░░░░░░░ Hunter is in nuuk ░░░░░░░░ with more on his ░░░░░░░░ and how those living ░░░░░░░░ see it Molly Hunter ░░░░░░░░ greenlanders We ve Been ░░░░░░░░ To here In the ░░░░░░░░ of nuk say they ░░░░░░░░ t Think the U ░░░░░░░░ approach is Based on ░░░░░░░░ or mutual respect They ░░░░░░░░ they ve always respected ░░░░░░░░ U S They ve ░░░░░░░░ liked their Longtime U ░░░░░░░░ ally But that s ░░░░░░░░ In the remote northwest ░░░░░░░░ Greenland J D Vance ░░░░░░░░ the first American vice ░░░░░░░░ To Visit the world ░░░░░░░░ biggest and least populated ░░░░░░░░ arriving with his wife ░░░░░░░░ They flew directly to ░░░░░░░░ space base It s ░░░░░░░░ here Nobody told Me ░░░░░░░░ chat with U S ░░░░░░░░ personnel during Vance s ░░░░░░░░ hour visit here Back ░░░░░░░░ Washington President Trump reiterated ░░░░░░░░ desire to take over ░░░░░░░░ danish territory Trump We ░░░░░░░░ Greenland very importantly for ░░░░░░░░ security We have to ░░░░░░░░ Greenland It s not ░░░░░░░░ question of do you ░░░░░░░░ we can do without ░░░░░░░░ We can t Hunter ░░░░░░░░ Vance Says they Want ░░░░░░░░ convince Greenlanders to join ░░░░░░░░ U S We do ░░░░░░░░ think that military force ░░░░░░░░ ever going to be ░░░░░░░░ We think we re ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ a deal Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Hunter As China and ░░░░░░░░ ramp up their arctic ░░░░░░░░ Vance took direct aim ░░░░░░░░ NATO ally Denmark Vance ░░░░░░░░ friends in Denmark have ░░░░░░░░ done their job in ░░░░░░░░ this area safe Hunter ░░░░░░░░ the message From greenlanders ░░░░░░░░ re not interested In ░░░░░░░░ kind of deal with ░░░░░░░░ longtime U S ally ░░░░░░░░ joined two young women ░░░░░░░░ Vance s remarks from ░░░░░░░░ cafe It s so ░░░░░░░░ If you could Meet ░░░░░░░░ vice President today what ░░░░░░░░ you say We are ░░░░░░░░ A An object We ░░░░░░░░ people Patrick abrahamson has ░░░░░░░░ here his whole life ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ talked About greenlandic people ░░░░░░░░ did you used to ░░░░░░░░ Americans Always close always ░░░░░░░░ Always close For now ░░░░░░░░ s a different story ░░░░░░░░ the vice President spent ░░░░░░░░ lot Of time Pointing ░░░░░░░░ finger at Denmark yesterday ░░░░░░░░ to drive a Wedge ░░░░░░░░ Greenland and Denmark Late ░░░░░░░░ night the danish foreign ░░░░░░░░ shot back He said ░░░░░░░░ do Not appreciate The ░░░░░░░░ This is Not how ░░░░░░░░ speak to Close allies.”