A high official from the US military base parked in Greenland has dropped out of his position after sending an email condemning vice president JD Vance’s Comments on the management of the great island nation of Denmark.
In a Thursday statementThe command of US military operations said that Colonel Susannah Meyers, Commander of the Pitffield Space Base, was « withdrawn » on Thursday for « loss of confidence in his ability to lead. »
« It is expected that the commanders will adhere to the highest standards of behavior, especially with regard to the rest non -supporter in the performance of their duties, » he continued.
By the end of March, Vance argued Denmark had « did not do a good job » for Greeksaying that it did not happen in security during the very controversial visit of his wife and wife to the autonomous Danish territory.
According to reports, Meyers sent an email to Pitffik staff saying that Vance’s comments were not « reflective » at the base.
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Military military news place, he published the alleged noteHe says that Meyers told the staff that he had been ruminating on the Trump administration’s visit on March 28, writing on March 31, he had « spent the weekend thinking about Friday’s visit: the actions taken, the words spoken and how each of you should have affected. »
« I don’t presume that he understands current politics, but what I know is that the worries of the North -American Administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday do not reflect Pitffi’s space base, » Meyers wrote, according to the e -mail published.
Military.com says that a source known to the email said that it was sent to all the staff at the base, including the Danish and Greenland staff in situ, adding that the correspondence was confirmed as a legitimate one by the United States spatial force.
In a publication in X on Thursday, Pentagon’s head spokesman, Sean Parnell, shared a screenshot of Meyers’ dismissal announcement, along with the comment, « actions to undermine the control chain or to subvert the agenda of President Trump will not be tolerated in the Department of Defense ».
In his statement announcing Meyers’ dismissal, Space Command said he would be replaced by Colonel Shawn Lee.
Meyers assumed his former position at the United States military base in July last year. Before taking over the role of Meyers, Lee was the commander of the squad at the Clear Space Station in Alaska.
During the brief visit of the vice president to the vast snow island, which was initially planned as a trip for his wife USHA and a small delegation of senior officials of the White House, Vance doubled in the intentions of Trump of Annexation of Greenland, which houses large mineral resource stores, and occupies an increasingly important geographical position in a geo-political landscape.
The visit was widely condemned by Danish leaders and Greenlanca, who were in the process of forming a new government at the time of the arrival of Vance.
Days before Vance landed in Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish Channel TV 2 that « the unacceptable pressure (he was put in Greenland and Denmark in this situation. And it is pressure we will resist. »
Earlier this month, during his first official visit to the island territory since Vancei’s unsolicited stop, Frederiksen stood next to his Greenlantic counterpart, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and his predecessor, Mute Egede.
Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (C), Greenland’s head of government, Múte Bourup Egede (R) and the newly elected head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) holds a press conference on board the Danish Navy Inspection Boat Vahedder in Nuuk, Greenland, on April 3, 2025.
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During a press conference, Frederiksen went directly to Trump, saying: « Other countries cannot be annexed, » adding that Denmark increases its military presence in the Arctic and offers to grow its collaboration efforts to defend the region.
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