Vice president Vance's surprise trip to Greenland raises eyebrows
Vice President J.D. Vance has announced that, much like his wife, he too will be travelling to Greenland on Friday. The Vice President is expected to visit the American base on the island to assess the security situation in Greenland. Notably, the American delegation has not received a formal invitation to the island.
In a video shared on platform X, Vance mentioned that his wife Usha's scheduled visit on Thursday had caused significant excitement, prompting him to join her so she won't "have all that fun by herself." The Vice President revealed that he would head to the island on Friday to meet with the stationed Space Force personnel and "check on the security situation in Greenland."
— 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, — said Vance. He affirmed that, together with President Donald Trump, he aims to "reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland."
— Unfortunately, leaders in both America and in Denmark, I think, ignored Greenland for far too long — declared Vance.
At the Pituffik base (formerly Thule) on Greenland's northwest coast, around 150 U.S. Space Force and Air Force soldiers are stationed. The base engages in missile warning operations, space surveillance, and the command and control of United States satellites.
White House statement regarding Vance's visit
In an official statement issued shortly afterwards, the White House confirmed that Vance's visit, accompanied by his wife Usha, will occur in place of the previously scheduled visit by the U.S. delegation headed by the Second Lady.
The delegation was meant to include Energy Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. The visit was officially intended to explore sites significant to Greenland's heritage and observe the annual dog sled race. The American delegation had not been formally invited, and the outgoing Prime Minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, considered it "aggressive" and a provocation.
