Vice President J.D. Vance is getting the Photoshop treatment online after an awkward photo taken during a trip he and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, took to the island territory went viral.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, alongside the Faroe Islands, the only other autonomous territory within the Kingdom. Citizens of both Greenland and the Faroe Islands are full citizens of Denmark. As one of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union, Greenlandâs citizens are also recognized as EU citizens.
The world is now nervously watching President Donald Trump since he voiced his desire for territorial expansion, calling "the ownership and control of Greenland" an "absolute necessity."
During a visit to a U.S. military base in the territory, Vance told locals they would be better off as part of the United States rather than Denmark. He repeatedly accused Denmark of failing Greenlandâs people but provided no specific examples, aside from vague references to âaggressive incursionsâ by Russia and China.
Amid all that, there was this awkwardly staged photo taken of Vance while at the Pituffik Space Base:
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The picture was definitely Photoshop worthy, as evidenced by this one of Vance with a cold and annoyed Bernie Sanders looking on.
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Or these of Vance holding a dildo.
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Or this one of him pole dancing.
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Have you ever wanted to see Vance in a Maybelline ad?
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Or with the Elf on the Shelf?
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Or maybe you just want to look at the landscape and forget Vance was ever in Greenland at all?
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People loved them all.
While asserting Greenlandâs right to self-determination, Vance added that he did not anticipate the U.S. would forcibly annex the territory.
Vance told Greenlanders he thinks that "you'd be a lot better ... coming under the United States' security umbrella than you have been under the Denmark security umbrella." Without citing concrete evidence, he accused Denmark of having "underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people."
Despite Vanceâs remarks, polls indicate that most Greenlanders oppose becoming part of the U.S. The issue has fueled some of the island's largest protests, with demonstrators carrying "Yankees, Go Home" signs and wearing "Make America Go Away" caps. Both Greenland and Denmark have made it clear that Greenland is not for sale.
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