President Trump has been less than subtle in his insistence that the United States will “get” Greenland one way or another, reiterating on Friday that the United States cannot “live without it.” By the time he uttered those words in the Oval Office, the highest-level American political expeditionary force ever to step foot on the…
When he arrives in Greenland on Friday, Vice President JD Vance is not going to get much of a welcome from Greenlanders. Mr. Vance will be the highest-ranking American official ever to visit the island. But the government of Greenland never invited him and after all that President Trump has said about his desire to…
When he arrives in Greenland on Friday, Vice President JD Vance is not going to get much of a welcome from Greenlanders. Mr. Vance will be the highest-ranking American official ever to visit the island. But the government of Greenland never invited him and after all that President Trump has said about his desire to…
Second lady Usha Vance was originally scheduled to visit Greenland on a solo trip from Thursday through Saturday to “visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersua, Greenland’s national dogsled race,” the White House said. Instead, the trip has been scaled back. The vice president and second lady are scheduled to…
President Donald Trump appeared to forget Usha Vance’s name while talking about her controversial trip to Greenland. The upcoming trip will see Usha and US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, visit the territory on March 27. The decision has made Greenlanders angry, with many calling it a “demonstration of power.” Trump appears to forget Usha…
Washington — Vice President JD Vance is joining his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on her visit to Greenland this week, he announced, a trip that will now focus on a U.S. Space Force base there. The White House previously said the second lady would arrive in Greenland Thursday and return on Saturday, and that she would …
The Trump administration seems like it just doubled down on Greenland. Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the island later this week, taking over a controversial visit that officials in Greenland have made very clear they don’t want at all. Earlier this week, the Trump administration said that Usha…
During Usha Vance’s planned visit to Greenland this week, the second lady and one of her sons will attend one of the world’s most foremost dog sledding events, called the Avannaata Qimussersua, according to the White House. The visit, which comes amid the backdrop of President Trump’s vow to make Greenland part of the United…
For more than 150 years, U.S. officials have repeatedly wanted, as President Trump puts it, to “get” Greenland. The idea came up in the 1860s, then again before and after the world wars. In a way, the timing couldn’t be better than now, with Greenlanders re-examining their painful colonial history under Denmark and many people…
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Usha Vance, the wife of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, will travel to Greenland on Thursday as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a U.S. annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. She will visit Greenland with a U.S. delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the…