Topline
Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday afternoon he will join his wife, First Lady Usha Vance, in Greenland this Friday to “check out” the territory’s security—an update that comes after Greenland’s leadership criticized the visit as “provocation.”
Key Facts
Vance said he will visit guardians in the Space Force on the northwest coast and “check out what’s going on with the security” in Greenland, noting “a lot of other countries” have threatened Greenland and “threatened to use its territories and its waterways to threaten the United States.”
Vance’s wife, Usha, announced earlier this week she would be visiting Greenland as part of a U.S. delegation visiting historic sites and learning “about Greenlandic heritage.
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede criticized the visit, saying it is an act of “clear provocation” that comes as President Donald Trump continually threatens to bring Greenland under U.S. control.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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Crucial Quote
“Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world,” Vance said in a video posted to X.
Further Reading
Greenland Leader Says Upcoming Visit By Trump Officials And Usha Vance Is ‘Clear Provocation’ (Forbes)