Greenland, Usha Vance
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The idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland first came up in the 19th century when Andrew Johnson was president.
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Greenland's incoming Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Monday that he was looking forward to a visit from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen this Wednesday, and that Greenland had bee...
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also pushed back on Vance's claim that Denmark isn't doing enough for defense in the Arctic, calling her country "a good and strong ally."
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Tupilak Travel said it had informed the U.S. Consulate that it did not want Usha Vance to visit because of the "underlying agenda."
JD and Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz will travel to Greenland on Friday, where they'll visit the Pituffik Space Base and meet with US service members.
After closer consideration, however, we have now informed the consulate that we do not want her visit, as we cannot accept the underlying agenda and will not be part of the press show that,
N UUK, Greenland — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.
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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Vice President JD Vance's Greenland trip along with Second Lady Usha Vance intensified the diplomatic strife as Vance only repeated Donald Trump's words and asserted that the US would get Greenland. The Greenland trip was supposed to be a solo one for Usha as Trump has been soft-pedaling on Greenland -- in January,
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Vance visited Greenland as President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire to take ownership of the territory.
Earlier this week, it was announced that the US vice-president's wife, Usha Vance, would spend several days in Greenland, visiting the capital Nuuk and attending cultural events like a popular annual dogsled race.