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.
Vice President JD Vance’s trip to an island that President Trump wants to “get” was a scaled-back version of the original White House plan. “He’s not welcome,” one Greenlander said.
Vice President JD Vance, his wife, Usha, and a U.S. delegation that includes embattled national security adviser Mike Waltz are heading to the Arctic island Friday, where they’ll visit a U.S. Space Force base to “check out what’s going on with the security there,” as Vance said Tuesday on a video in social media.
One Greenlander dismisses the Trump administration's threats to take control of his island as "stupid," but others admit to mistrust, and even fear of America.
(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on March 4. Vance has blamed blame Democrats and feminists for the falling birthrate.