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Denmark in Trump’s crosshairs as Vance makes ambitious appeal to Greenland
Denmark on Friday found itself in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs. Trump appears to be honing in on what his administration is now arguing is a failure by Copenhagen to protect Greenland from Russian and Chinese aggression.
Speaking to American soldiers from the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland, Vice President Vance said, «Denmark hasn’t done a good job at keeping Greenland safe.»
«What we think is going to happen is that the Greenlanders are going to choose, through self-determination, to become independent of Denmark,» Vance explained in a more toned-down approach from Trump’s previous statements. «And then we’re going to have conversations with the people of Greenland from there.»
Vice President JD Vance (at the lectern) is applauded after speaking at the US military’s Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025, in Pituffik, Greenland. The itinerary for the visit was scaled back after a plan for a more extensive trip drew criticism from officials in Greenland and Denmark, which controls foreign and defense policy of the semiautonomous territory. (Photo by Jim Watson – Pool / Getty Images)
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The vice president’s answer was in response to questions from reporters as to what lengths Trump would go to, to acquire Greenland despite strong resistance within the arctic nation to become a part of the U.S. as the president has previously signaled is his ambition.
«We do not think that military force is ever going to be necessary,» Vance continued. «And because we think the people of Greenland are rational and good, we think we’re going to be able to cut a deal, Donald Trump-style, to ensure the security of this territory, but also the United States of America.»
Vance said that Russia and China have been largely running unchecked in the area and «encroaching» on Greenland without proper protection from Denmark.
Though Greenland is an autonomous nation, it is still a territory of Denmark, which means Copenhagen oversees its security needs.
Houses in Nuuk, Greenland, March 27, 2025. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Greenland does not currently have its own military and would no longer be protected by NATO if it left Denmark, as it would need to formally apply for NATO membership as an independent nation.
«There has been an expansion of the security footprint in the security interests of Russia and China. They’re doing what they believe is in their interest,» Vance said. «The United States must do what I know is in our interest — which is to make sure that Greenland is safe.
«If Greenland doesn’t have self-determination, if the people of Greenland have their future controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, it’s not going to make their lives better off, and most importantly, it’s going to make American and world…security much, much weaker,» he added.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance poses with Second Lady Usha Vance, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, his wife, former homeland security advisor, Julia Nesheiwat and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright as they tour the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Jim Watson/Pool via Reuters. (Jim Watson/Pool via Reuters.)
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Vance said he wants Greenland to have American weapons, not Chinese weapons, and that he believes a partnership could be secured once the arctic nation votes for independence from Denmark.
While some in Greenland have said they would be interested in securing a partnership with Washington that could include access to fishing lanes in exchange for defense guarantees, Trump has signaled that he may be more interested in the nation’s rare earth minerals and energy opportunities.
However, Greenland, which is environmentally conscious, has previously blocked the EU from making deals to access those coveted resources.
Vice President JD Vance arrives to board Air Force Two after touring the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025, in Pituffik, Greenland. The itinerary for the visit was scaled back after a plan for a more extensive trip drew criticism from officials in Greenland and Denmark, which controls foreign and defense policy of the semiautonomous territory. (Photo by Jim Watson – Pool / Getty Images)
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«When the President says we’ve got to have Greenland, he’s saying this island is not safe,» Vance said. «A lot of people are interested in it. A lot of people are making a play.
«Our message is very simple: Yes, the people of Greenland are going to have self-determination,» he continued. «We hope that they choose to partner with the United States.
«We’re the only nation on earth that will respect their sovereignty and respect their security, because their security is very much our security,» Vance said.
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A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York last month claims the leaders of several radical anti-Israel groups involved in 18 months of disruptive, violent and antisemitic protests on campuses and in the streets of New York City are «accountable for aiding and abetting Hamas’ continuing acts of international terrorism.»
In purported violation of the Antiterrorism Act and the Alien Tort Statue, the defendants are said to have «acted as Hamas’ foot soldiers in New York City,» and may have had foreknowledge of the designated foreign terror organization’s devastating Oct. 7 attacks.
Defendants in the case are Within Our Lifetime and its founder Nerdeen Kiswani, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and its representative Maryam Alwan, Columbia-Barnard Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and its representative Cameron Jones, and Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) and its representative Mahmoud Khalil, who is currently in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The lawsuit asserts that the associational defendants have «distribute[d] Hamas-created and affiliated propaganda, incite[d] fear and violence, and attack[ed] critical academic, economic, and infrastructure centers in New York City,» as well as having «repeatedly terrorized and assaulted Jews across New York City and on Columbia University’s campus, physically assaulted Columbia University employees, and illegally seized and damaged public and private property.»
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Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder and leader of Within Our Lifetime, speaks at a demonstration near Columbia University on Feb. 2, 2024, in New York City. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
The details of the allegations are thorough. To demonstrate how the defendants «resoundingly and knowingly answered Hamas’ call to action» on and after Oct. 7, the lawsuit cites how the defendants knowingly «obtain[ed] and disseminat[ed]» a Hamas propaganda document, which contained directions created by the Hamas Media Office for spinning the narrative of their deadly attacks. By «painstakingly follow[ing]» the document, the lawsuit alleges defendants «directly responded to, and followed orders from, Hamas.»
The lawsuit also supplies several indicators that defendants may have had foreknowledge of the heinous Oct. 7 attack, to include «a highly suggestive social media post published moments before the October 7 attack began» in which Columbia SJP posted on Instagram «We are back!!» after a months-long hiatus.
On Oct. 7, Kiswani utilized marketing materials that «would not be released until the next day» in a National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) «Toolkit» demonstrating how SJP organizations across the country could support the Gazan «resistance.»
Emaciated Israeli hostages, from left, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy are taken by terrorists to a stage before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Feb. 8, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Following Oct. 7, Within Our Lifetime promoted a «Day of Rage» in New York City while Columbia SJP and Columbia JVP promoted their own «Day of Resistance.» The mere announcements of these events forced closures of Jewish schools and institutions, and «even forced Columbia University – a non-Jewish institution – to close its campus as a safety precaution,» while Jewish students «were advised to lock their doors and remain inside for their own safety,» according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit names Khalil as the purported leader of Columbia SJP’s Day of Resistance.
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In November 2023, the suit describes how a «’Shut it Down for Palestine’ event descended into – as planned – anti-Jewish and vitriolic hatred and threats,» with speakers shouting «Death to Jews!» and «encourage[ing] Hamas and… comrades across Columbia’s campus to hunt down and assault pro-Israel students.»
The next day, Columbia University suspended Columbia SJP and Columbia JVP, at which time «Khalil and former members and/or organizers of Columbia SJP became leaders of CUAD.» As a result, CUAD «became the primary organizer of the violent and antisemitic protests that would foment terror, sow discord, and disrupt campus life at Columbia for over a year.»
Hamas terrorists kidnap a bloodied Israeli woman into the Gaza Strip. (Hamas-Telegram)
Khalil would later become the lead negotiator of the Columbia encampment, which the lawsuit notes was «well-supplied with identical tents, toiletries, food, and professional signage.» Based on a statement from Shlomi Ziv, a plaintiff in the lawsuit who was held captive by Hamas for 246 days following his kidnapping at the Nova Music Festival, «Hamas and [American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)]/NSJP provided financial, organizational, and other support… for the Encampment.»
Ziv alleges that his «Hamas captors bragged about having Hamas operatives on American university campuses,» and even «showed him Al-Jazeera stories and photographs of protests at Columbia University that were organized by Associational Defendants.»
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Anti-Israel demonstrators attend a protest at Columbia University in New York City, just days after the Hamas slaughter in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)
Given the «legal chasm between independent political advocacy and coordinating with a foreign terrorist organization to seed pro-terror propaganda throughout America’s largest city,» the lawsuit alleges the defendants’ «actions violate the Antiterrorism Act and the law of nations.»
According to the Jerusalem Post, the National Jewish Advocacy Center, Greenberg Traurig LLP, the Schoen Law Firm, and the Holtzman Vogel Law Firm filed the suit on behalf of plaintiffs who include Ziv, several Columbia University students who have served with the Israel Defense Forces, and a number of American and Israeli citizens whose family members, most of whom are believed dead, remain in Hamas captivity.
People protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace at Columbia University on Nov. 20, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
The lawsuit especially states that Khalil, «on information and belief, directly coordinates with Hamas, AMP/NSJP and/or other agents and affiliates of Hamas and related terrorist organizations.» The filers state that his detention by ICE in March may have been «based on many of his actions described in this Complaint.»
Khalil’s involvement in the Columbia protests was cited as a rationale for his removal during his April 11 hearing, when Judge Jamee Comans ruled that Khalil may be deported. Khalil also withheld past employment with the Syrian office in the Beirut British Embassy and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as well as his membership in the CUAD when applying for a green card.
This withholding of information, according to federal officials, made Khalil «inadmissible at the time of his adjustment.»
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Disruptive events in New York City show no signs of abating. In March, students stormed a classroom at Columbia University and took over a building in affiliated Barnard College, where they assaulted an employee. A Within Our Lifetime protest on April 7 «took over» the main concourse of Grand Central Station.
Fox News Digital reached out to CUAD, Columbia SJP, Within Our Lifetime, and Columbia-Barnard JVP for comment about the allegations contained within the lawsuit, but received no response.
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Liberaron a cuatro ex legisladores pro democracia de Hong Kong tras más de cuatro años de cárcel
Cuatro ex legisladores de la oposición de Hong Kong fueron liberados este martes tras cumplir más de cuatro años de prisión, en el que ha sido el caso más amplio bajo la ley de seguridad nacional impuesta por el régimen de China 2020.
Claudia Mo, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki y Gary Fan fueron excarcelados justo antes del amanecer, convirtiéndose en los primeros en recuperar su libertad entre los 47 líderes pro democracia procesados por presunta subversión.
Los cuatro ex parlamentarios habían sido arrestados y acusados en 2021, tras participar en la organización de unas elecciones primarias no oficiales, cuyo objetivo era ganar una mayoría legislativa opositora.
El régimen chino sostuvo que el plan de vetar de forma sistemática el presupuesto gubernamental constituía una conspiración para subvertir el poder del Estado, una acusación enmarcada dentro de la legislación aprobada por el gobierno central tras las masivas protestas de 2019.
Según los registros judiciales, los ex legisladores se declararon culpables y fueron sentenciados a cuatro años y dos meses de prisión, una pena reducida debido a sus declaraciones de culpabilidad y su “pasado servicio público” y “desconocimiento de la ley”, según indicó el tribunal.
La salida de prisión se realizó de forma discreta, con los vehículos de traslado cubiertos con cortinas. Desde su domicilio, el esposo de Claudia Mo, el periodista Philip Bowring, declaró: “Ella está bien y de buen ánimo… Estamos felices de estar juntos otra vez”, dijo a la prensa local.
En el interior de la vivienda podía verse un cartel que decía “Welcome home mum”. Bowring añadió que planean visitar Inglaterra próximamente para ver a sus nietos.
Por su parte, Gary Fan indicó a medios locales que se dirigía a reencontrarse con su familia y agradeció las muestras de apoyo: “Gracias a todos los hongkoneses por su preocupación”, dijo.
Los cuatro liberados recibieron las penas más leves entre los 47 acusados, en parte debido a su colaboración con la justicia. La condena más severa en el caso fue impuesta al académico Benny Tai, considerado por la fiscalía como el “cerebro” del supuesto complot, quien recibió una pena de 10 años de cárcel.
El proceso judicial y las sentencias impuestas han generado fuertes críticas internacionales. Gobiernos occidentales y organizaciones defensoras de los derechos humanos denunciaron una regresión en las libertades civiles en Hong Kong. El caso es visto como un símbolo de la represión política bajo la ley de seguridad nacional impuesta por Beijing, que penaliza actos de secesión, subversión, terrorismo y colusión con fuerzas extranjeras.
Claudia Mo, una de las figuras más reconocidas del movimiento pro democracia, trabajó anteriormente como periodista de AFP y relató que su experiencia cubriendo la masacre de Tiananmén en 1989 influyó decisivamente en su activismo.
En 2006, cofundó el partido Civic Party y fue elegida legisladora en 2012. Más adelante se separó del partido para centrarse en una plataforma que destacaba la identidad diferenciada de Hong Kong respecto a China continental.
Jeremy Tam y Kwok Ka-ki también fueron miembros del Civic Party. Tam fue piloto de aerolínea antes de entrar a la política, mientras que Kwok ejercía como médico. Gary Fan, por su parte, fundó el partido Neo Democrats, orientado a promover reformas electorales y a frenar la influencia política y cultural del gobierno central sobre Hong Kong.
Desde la implementación de la ley de seguridad nacional, el régimen de Hong Kong ha arrestado a 322 personas y ha condenado a 163, según cifras oficiales actualizadas a inicios de este mes.
El año pasado, el gobierno local promulgó una segunda ley de seguridad nacional, alegando que es necesaria para restaurar el orden tras las protestas de 2019.
El tribunal tiene previsto escuchar en julio las apelaciones presentadas por 14 de los condenados. Mientras tanto, las excarcelaciones de este martes marcan un nuevo capítulo en el proceso judicial más emblemático desde la reconfiguración del sistema político de Hong Kong bajo la influencia directa de Beijing.
(Con información de AFP)
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