N UUK, Greenland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. “would go as far as we have to” to take ownership of territory."

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe and suggested the United States would better protect the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has pressed to take over.

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,

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance ratcheted up their rhetoric on taking control of Greenland on Friday. Meanwhile, anticipation and concern is growing over Trump’s planned tariffs, and the administration was dealt some setbacks in court.

President Donald Trump made remarks from the White House saying the U.S. needs Greenland for international security while Vice President JD Vance visited a military base in the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to "fix" the status quo in Greenland, the country's foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance's visit.

"We are open to criticism. But... we do not appreciate the tone in which it's being delivered," said Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

Vice President JD Vance’s trip to an island that President Trump wants to “get” was a scaled-back version of the original White House plan. “He’s not welcome,” one Greenlander said.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland on April 2-4 for talks with the semi-autonomous territory's new government, she said on Saturday, amid U.S. interest in taking control of the Arctic island.

During a 10-minute interview, the president said he wouldn’t fire members of the Signal chat, couldn't “care less” if foreign car prices increase, and using military force to take Greenland wasn’t off the table.

One of Greenland’s national pastimes was nearly hijacked this week after the White House said the Second Lady would attend. She didn’t. But a lot of people talked about this as the mushers did their work.

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The Danish foreign minister has scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.

Denmark's foreign minister posted a video scolding the Trump administration hours after Vice President JD Vance's visit to Greenland.