I think we are making a mistake. 3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does.
JD Vance
The Public Record
50th Vice President of the United States in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Ohio.
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.
But I think we are making a mistake. 3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does.
I am willing to support the consensus of the team and keep these concerns to myself.
Team, I am out for the day doing an economic event in Michigan. But I think we are making a mistake.
Leaders in America and in Denmark ignored Greenland for far too long and that’s been bad for Greenland. It’s also been bad for the security of the entire world.
I think we are making a mistake… 3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does. There is a real risk that the public doesn't understand this or why it's necessary. The strongest reason to do this is, as…
I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.
A lot of other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use its territories and its waterways, to threaten the United States, to threaten Canada, and, of course, to threaten the people of Greenland.
The administration was making a mistake by launching the airstrikes at this moment.
We think we can take things in a different direction, so I'm gonna go check it out.





