JD Vance and his wife visit US military base on Greenland

Vice President JD Vance arrives at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior US officials have visited an American military base in Greenland in a trip that was scaled back after Greenlanders and Danes were angered that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

Soon after arriving, Mr Vance briefly addressed US troops stationed at the base as he and his wife sat down to lunch with them, saying that the administration of Donald Trump is very interested in “Arctic security”.