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.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen praised Greenlanders and said they “have not been cowed” ahead of a Friday visit by Vice President Vance and other Trump officials to Greenland. Greenland

Denmark’s prime minister has praised Greenlanders for standing ... the capital Nuuk and attendance at a dog-sled race by Second Lady Usha Vance. That trip was scrapped after backlash from ...

A spokesman for the Danish national police force says it has sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the icy island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by secon

Vance will be joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and national security adviser Mike Waltz, two Trump administration sources told NBC News.

Greenland's incoming Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Monday that he was looking forward to a visit from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen this Wednesday, and that Greenland had been wishing for this visit.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet with Greenland’s leadership and residents. Vance did not receive an invitation from the government.

Greenland’s new prime minister said the arctic island won’t become American, the first comments he’s made since forming a government on Friday.