US Vice-President criticises Denmark during Greenland visit

Lots of people have been talking about JD Vance's visit to Greenland

US Vice-President JD Vance has said that Denmark has "not done a good job" during a visit to Greenland.

The comments come after US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the island, which is owned by Denmark, should become a part of the United States.

Many people in Greenland have been unhappy with the president's comments.

JD Vance and his wife, Usha, toured a US military base on the island called Pituffik, after plans to visit the capital and meet Greenlanders were changed.

Speaking to the media gathered there, the vice-president said: "We think we're going to be able to cut a deal, Donald Trump-style, to ensure the security of this territory."

JD and Usha Vance landed on Greenland from Air Force Two, the US government plane carrying the vice-president

President Trump has spoken a lot about the prospect of the US taking over Greenland, both during his election campaign and as president.

The president has said that the US needs Greenland "for national security and even international security."

Greenland is an island in the Arctic region and is close to countries like Russia.

Greenland is owned by Denmark, but it is self-governing territory, meaning that the island is in charge of its own decisions on things like running schools and hospitals.

Decisions on things such as foreign relations and defence are made by Denmark.

The scope of the visit has changed quite a lot since it was first planned

Both the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, as well as lots of Greenlanders themselves, have objected to the visit.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of the new government of Greenland, said "We don't want to be Americans. No, we don't want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders."

The Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, said JD Vance's trip: "is clearly not a visit that Greenland wants or needs".

A poll conducted in January said that 85% of people living in Greenland don't want it to be a part of the US.

Other polls suggest that most Greenlanders want to be fully independent from Denmark, too.