The emailed remarks, confirmed as accurate to Military.com by the Space Force, mark a rare pushback within the ranks of the Trump administration's repeated criticism and critiques of NATO members and longtime allies.

Vice President JD Vance has fired the commander of the U.S. Space Force base in Greenland after she sent out emails across the base following Vance’s visit. According to Associated Press, Col. Susan Meyers broke with official messaging and was removed from her post as commander of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.

After JD Vance visited a U.S. military base in Greenland, the base commander sent a mass email distancing herself from comments he made. She was fired on Thursday.