Trump Admin Tries To Woo Greenland With Visit From Second Lady Usha Vance
It looks like the Trump administration is still angling to annex Greenland.
Over the weekend, it was announced that Second Lady Usha Vance will travel to the Danish territory next week along with her son and a delegation from the U.S.
According to a press release from the office of Vice President JD Vance, the Second Lady is set to visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the nation’s premiere cultural event, a dogsled race known as the Avannaata Qimussersu.
Though the Second Lady’s itinerary seemed like standard diplomatic fare on the surface, the visit comes amid President Donald Trump’s continued pressure to make Greenland part of the U.S.
During his address to congress on March 4, he said, “We need Greenland for national security and even international security.”
The nation is strategically located between the Atlantic Ocean’s northernmost stretches and the Arctic Ocean, a region where Russia and China are also jockeying for influence.
“I think we’re going to get it,” the president added during his address. “One way or the other, we’re going to get it.”
While Trump seemed confident about his prospects, politicians from the world’s largest island have not seemed swayed by his proposal.
In response to the president’s March proclamation to congress, Greenland’s prime minister, Mute Egede, said, “We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken.”
Days later, all five of the nation’s political parties joined forces to reject Trump’s idea in a joint statement.
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Trump has had his eyes on Greenland for some time now.
He first expressed interest in purchasing the nation in 2019 but was swiftly rebuffed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who called the offer “absurd.”
