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J. D. Vance: “The Chinese and the Russians have both expressed an interest…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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VP JD Vance and Megyn Kelly - The FULL Interview

Published | Video Starts at 32:02

So God forbid, I don't think it's going to happen, to be clear, but God forbid some foreign country launches a missile, an icbm, at the United States of America. We couldn't defend ourselves if a foreign country controlled Greenland. And by the way, The Chinese and the Russians have both expressed an interest in controlling Greenland. Okay, so what is the defensive mechanism for Greenland? You have a population of about 60,000 people on a massive territory that's like the size of my hometown and I didn't grow up in a big town. (32:02–32:07)

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Asserts that China and Russia have shown interest in controlling Greenland.

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