US removes commander in Greenland following Vance바카라 게임 웹사이트s controversial visit
The U.S. announced it removed the commander of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Thursday because of a 바카라 게임 웹사이트loss of confidence in her ability to lead,바카라 게임 웹사이트 after Vice President JD Vance바카라 게임 웹사이트s controversial visit to the semiautonomous island last month.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announcing the removal of Susannah Meyers.
Following Vance바카라 게임 웹사이트s visit to the island in late March, Military.com reported that Meyers sent out an email to the space base pushing back on the vice president바카라 게임 웹사이트s actions and comments during the trip. Parnell included a link to the Military.com story in his X post.
The news site reported the ousted commander wrote in an email, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Colonel Shawn Lee took over Meyers바카라 게임 웹사이트 position, according to a from the Space Operations Command.
The removal highlights continued moves for United States control over Greenland as President Donald Trump has vowed to acquire the land 바카라 게임 웹사이트one way or another,바카라 게임 웹사이트 and Vance has repeatedly claimed the island is vulnerable and that the U.S. had 바카라 게임 웹사이트no other option바카라 게임 웹사이트 than to ramp up its presence there.
Video below: Trump reiterates belief that Greenland should belong to the US
Vance, alongside his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, visited the U.S. Space Force outpost at Pituffik, on the northwest coast of Greenland, 1,000 miles from the capital of Nuuk last month. Usha Vance was originally planning to attend a dogsled race on the island, but expected protests and silent demonstrations altered her visit.
During his trip, the vice president made a high-profile case for American control of Greenland, which is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. He said Greenland would be better off 바카라 게임 웹사이트coming under the United States바카라 게임 웹사이트 security umbrella than you have been under Denmark바카라 게임 웹사이트s security umbrella.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump has also been vocal about his goal to acquire Greenland and has said he 바카라 게임 웹사이트won바카라 게임 웹사이트t take anything off the table바카라 게임 웹사이트 to obtain the island, including military force, but that there is a 바카라 게임 웹사이트good possibility바카라 게임 웹사이트 it won바카라 게임 웹사이트t be needed. He also has confirmed he has 바카라 게임 웹사이트absolutely바카라 게임 웹사이트 engaged in serious discussions about the potential annexation of Greenland.
