But 1,500km (930 miles) south of the Pituffik base, in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, the American story vied for attention with a very different local event on Friday. "We will prevail," a smiling crowd sang, at a ceremony to celebrate the formation of a new coalition government for Greenland.

Vice President JD Vance, second lady Usha Vance and a delegation of high-ranking Trump administration officials — including national security adviser Mike Waltz — are expected to arrive in Greenland Friday to visit a U.