Vances set to make a scaled-back, but more political trip to Greenland

Only days after second lady Usha Vance’s trip to Greenland was announced, out are the dogs and mushers.

Only days after second lady Usha Vance’s trip to Greenland was announced, out are the dogs and mushers. In is a visit to a US military installation miles away from any civilian population center – with her husband, Vice President JD Vance, tagging along and expected to take aim at the island’s Danish government, according to a senior White House official. What the White House initially characterized as a visit by the second lady to learn more about the culture of the island, which President Donald Trump openly talks about annexing, quickly became contentious – with the leader of the semiautonomous Danish territory Múte Egede describing it as “highly aggressive.” As JD Vance watched the outrage over his wife’s trip grow, he decided to join her, the senior White House official told CNN. “It was a combination of a little bit of commotion from Danish leaders combined with Vance wanting to go for a while,” said the official, who added that the vice president argued that if Danish and island leaders were going to get “worked up” over his wife’s visit, they could get worked up over him, and his entourage, traveling to the territory. “I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself and so I’m going to join her,” Vance said in a video announcing his participation earlier this week.