Vice President JD Vance revealed on Tuesday that he will join his wife, second lady Usha Vance, in Greenland this week after the territory’s prime minister claimed that the U.S. visit is proof of increased aggression.
Greenland Prime Minister Mute B. Egede said on Sunday that Usha traveling to the Danish territory to attend a dogsled race and visit historical sites “can in no way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician’s wife.” Egede said he is mostly concerned about Trump National Security Advisor Mike Waltz joining the U.S. delegation to Greenland, arguing, “The only purpose is to show a demonstration of power to us.” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also said she is concerned about the U.S. visit, commenting that it “cannot be seen in isolation from the public statements that have been made.”
In a video posted to X, the vice president said, “There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself, so I’m going to join her.” He added that his trip to Greenland will focus on visiting members of the Space Force and looking into “what’s going on with the security there in Greenland.”
The U.S. delegation to Greenland comes as President Donald Trump floats the idea of the territory becoming part of the United States. The president argues that Greenland would “benefit tremendously” from becoming part of the United States and that the country needs Greenland “for national security.” Greenland is rich in natural resources such as rare earth minerals, oil, and natural gas.
In his video, Vance said that “a lot of other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use its territories and its waterways to threaten the United States, to threaten Canada, and of course to threaten the people of Greenland.”
“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 added. “Unfortunately, leaders in both America and in Denmark, I think, ignored Greenland for far too long. That’s been bad for Greenland. It’s also been bad for the security of the entire world. We think we can take things in a different direction, so I’m going to go check it out.”
Looking forward to visiting Greenland on Friday!🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/p3HslD3hhP
— JD Vance (@JDVance) March 25, 2025
