Greenland, Usha and J.D. Vance
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Greenland's leaders insist that they are not interested and that the Danish territory is not for sale.
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"The U.S. shall not take over Greenland. Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders," Frederiksen told reporters in the capital Nuuk soon after her arrival.
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According to the vice president's office, the second lady's travel plans changed after Vice President JD Vance decided to join the Greenland trip.
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Washington — Vice President JD Vance said Friday during a day trip to a U.S. base in Greenland that the Trump administration doesn't think that "military force is ever going to be necessary" there, the same day President Trump said, "We have to have Greenland."
Tupilak Travel said it had informed the U.S. Consulate that it did not want Usha Vance to visit because of the "underlying agenda."
Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede described second lady Usha Vance's upcoming visit to his country as a dangerous and "very aggressive" provocation during a recent interview.
U.S. second lady Usha Vance will lead a delegation visiting Greenland this week, they will attend a dogsled race and tour an American military base. The visit has been criticized by Greenlandic leaders.
J.D. Vance and second lady Usha Vance will be part of a delegation visiting Greenland, after Trump's statements that the U.S. should own the Danish territory.
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Vance will be joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and national security adviser Mike Waltz, two Trump administration sources told NBC News.
US officials joining Veep JD Vance’s wife on the Greenland trek include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island.