Greenland’s government flatly denied a claim made by President Donald Trump that officials from the island invited a U.S. delegation led by Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, to visit the Arctic territory this week.
Vance and her son are expected to land in Greenland on Thursday, alongside Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The Vances will watch a dogsled race and “celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity,” the second lady said in a statement. Waltz and Wright plan to visit a U.S. military base.
Some officials in Greenland, including outgoing Prime Minister Múte B. Egede, have described the trip as a “provocation” and “highly aggressive,” given Trump’s stated desire to acquire the Danish territory.
“We are now at a level where this cannot in any way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician’s wife,” Egede, said Monday. “The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us.”
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