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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    7 days ago

    That’s so aggressive, but not new. Let’s not forget the US is an imperial power who has constantly deposed and invaded other countries.

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        "I’m sorry, due to political instability travelers from your country must be held for seven days while we run a background check to be sure you’re not attempting to illegally enter our country.

        Here’s a 3cm thick mat and a 3m x 3m room that’s lit 24/7. See you next week. I suggest you take a vote on which corner is the bathroom."

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        If they did this. I don’t even think Trump would care. Probably tell the press “he doesn’t know anything about it, you’re telling me for the first time”.

        Then Pete gets drunk and forgets to launch the rescue mission. No one would miss JV Vance anyways.

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          Once the rescue mission is finally underway, they accidentally add the Prime Minister of Greenland to the thread where they’re discussing battle plans.

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        Maybe they should have their cell phones searched just like those Europeans trying to enter the U.S… It’s not like any Signal threads JD may or may not be on have classified information, right?

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          Interesting point. Can the US military just fly anyone they like into their overseas bases in Europe etc, then just exit the base into the hosting country, having skipped immigration controls?

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            Well technically they can fly anyone into them, nothing stops the host country denying them entry if they try to leave the base though.

            Probably wouldn’t ever happen except in a very rare case like this one but yeah it could happen somewhere the way America’s been trolling Europe in general.

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        The us can control anything they want.

        Foreign minister shows up with a paper reading persona non grata, that’s it.

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          And how do you picture the Danish Foreign Minister getting to this air base that is the only one in the region, and getting past the American security?

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    I hope Greenlanders chase him away like Vermonters did. Let him know he can’t go anywhere without people making it known how much they don’t want a little sycophantic dweeb like him around.

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    If there isn’t at least one snowball to the face I’ll be disappointed in Greenland.

    I’d also be cool with people reviving the tradition of throwing shoes at republican fuckers.

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    Did Couch Guyliner not express some horrible disdain for Europe recently on the leaked Signal app that his administration is famed for? And now he’s visiting Europe?

    I hope he receives the same treatment that Tesla dealerships are treated to in Canada.

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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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    Let’s be honest. How many people would care if Greenland just threw him in an ice cave? His wife probably wouldn’t even look for him until she ran out of mascara. No one in America cares about JD Vance. People who loathe Trump or Ted Cruz or whomever have to force giving a shit about JD Vance.

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      There’s no evidence Greenland even met with them. Greenland was with me at the restaurant all night. I’m sure my other friends could also corroborate that. Remember that guys? Greenland was cracking jokes all night. Dave almost peed his pants he was laughing so hard.

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        I’m sorry I don’t know the name of Greenland’s prime minister. They just had an election and I don’t know who will ultimately put a coalition together. I saw puffins in Iceland once who were headed that way and I know ice core samples often come from Greenland. (Shout out to Greenland for puffins and science!) But please excuse my ignorance.

        My original point was that JD Vance is irrelevant. I don’t remember his wife’s name but I know it’s like 4 or 5 letters and multiple vowels and syllables. UEFA is not correct, obviously, but it’s like that.

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    “We’re going to check out how things are going there”

    WTF should be going on there JD? None of your business!

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      Like literally as that wench Marjorie Taylor Greene f**ked off a British reporter for not being American. What a shower of brain dead ignoramuses, and that’s being nice.