WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that he’s joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.

“We’re going to check out how things are going there,” Vance said in a video shared Tuesday. “Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world.”

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I don’t even understand why they’re allowed in the country.

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If they aren’t, then it’s best to turn them away at the Greenlandic airport for maximum inconvenience.

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Detain them!

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There is a US military base in Greenland.

I hope Greenland refuses to let them off the base.

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Why can’t Greenland officials meet them at the airport, detain while going through their social media , and then put them back on the plane and tell them to not come back? I think that would be fair.

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The only thing Greenland is in danger from, is the US.

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You don’t need, that comma.

But I’d like to point out that this isn’t a criticism of, your comment. Just, the punctuation. I’m, sorry. And I will now take, my downvotes. See you, tomorrow.

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I’m not offended. I use way more commas than, I should, but, in this case, it was meant to be, a pause for, emphasis, which I thought, was valid.

No down vote from the perpetrator.

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Correct punctuation for dramatic pause is … ellipsis.

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“It’d be a real shame if you were to find yourself in danger, Greenland”

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Why the fuck are they letting him?

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Foreign minister at the gate with a sign reading ‘Persona non grate’.

I’m just saying.

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There’s no chance in hell Vance knows what that phrase means

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why do I have a feeling they are going to provoke/fake some kind of incident that would “justify” an attempt at US military “intervention”

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tinfoils maybe Usha thinks “they’ll” kill her in Greenland to start a war between the US and Greenland so she’s taking her husband as insurance that won’t happen.

Untinfoils most likely she knows they’re hated and doesn’t want to face the unwantedness/hostility/embarassment of going where she’s unwanted.

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Vance Def gives me family killer vibes

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