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JD Vance: “We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland, but my argument again to them is I think that you’d be a…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2025
We respect the self-determination of the people of Greenland, but my argument again to them is I think that you’d be a lot better having — coming under the United States’ security umbrella than you have been under Denmark’s security umbrella.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio
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msnbc.com

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Vance argues for U.S. security over Denmark's for Greenland.

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