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Matt Watts

JD Vance says military force won't be needed in US plan to take over Greenland during controversial visit

JD Vance said military force won’t be necessary in Donald Trump’s plan to take over Greenland as he said residents will want to choose to align with the US instead of Denmark.

Asked during his controversial visit to the territory on Friday whether the US had drawn up a military plan to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory, the US Vice President said that he predicts that Greenlanders would choose to break away from Denmark, and that conversations would then be held with the US to determine its future.

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