Usha Vance is deployed by Trump to Greenland as territorial takeover talks intensify
Second Lady Usha Vance is leading a delegation to Greenland on Thursday.
The trip appears to be part of the continued effort from President Donald Trump to purchase the arctic territory from Denmark.
In a quick video on the upcoming trip posted to social media, Mrs. Vance said she hopes the U.S.-Greenland relationship ‘will only grow stronger’ in the future.
Those officials joining her on the trek include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who are both expected to tour a military base in Greenland during their visit.
Vance, meanwhile, will be bringing her son to the Avannaata Qimussersu dog sled race during their weekend in Greenland, of which they will return from to the U.S. on Saturday.
The second lady also disclosed that the U.S. is a sponsor of the race where 444 dogs and 37 mushers will compete.
Usha Vance is leading a delegation to Greenland, where she will spend the weekend and attend a dog sled race amid the Trump administration’s efforts to acquire the arctic territory from Denmark
Vance and her son are attending the Avannaata Qimussersu national dogsled race in Greenland
The official trip without husband and Vice President J.D. Vance follows her solo trip to Italy earlier this month, when she led the U.S. delegation to the Special Olympics World Winter Games.
The Greenland visit also comes after the president’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. flew to the capital city of Nuuk to drum up support for his father’s offer to buy the autonomous island territory from Denmark.
Vance said in her video on the trip that besides the race, she is also ‘coming to celebrate the long history of mutual respect and cooperation between our nations, and to express hope that our relationship will only grow stronger in the coming years.’
‘I look forward to meeting many of you soon and to learning from you about your beautiful land, culture and traditions,’ she concluded.
The White House statement on the trip also highlights the relationship, stating: ‘Ms. Vance and the delegation are excited to witness this monumental race and celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity.’
During Don Jr.’s visit earlier this year, the first son met with pro-Trump Greenlanders.
Greenland is rich with natural resources and is a strategic location important for military and national security purposes in the arctic region.
With a land mass of 836,330 square miles and a population of only 55,775 as of March 9, 2025, Greenland is the least densely populated country in the world.
Denmark has expressed it has no interest in selling its very strategic and natural resource-rich land to the U.S.
And Trump has repeatedly said that he would not use force to take it and instead Greenland’s people and government would need to decide if they wanted to become part of the U.S.
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are both expected to tour a military base in Greenland during their visit with Vance. Pictured: New York Air National Guardsmen conduct a mission with Danish Military in Greenland on November 9, 2021
Donald Trump Jr. visited Nuuk, Greenland in January with a few of President Donald Trump’s close allies, including conservative personality Charlie Kirk
Don Jr. was greeted by Greenland’s pro-Trump residents during his trip meant to drum up support for hjis father’s efforts to acquire the autonomous island territory
‘As I made clear during my Joint Address to Congress, the United States strongly supports the people of Greenland’s right to determine their own future,’ Trump wrote on social media earlier this month.
‘We will continue to KEEP YOU SAFE, as we have since World War II,’ he assured. ‘We are ready to INVEST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to create new jobs and MAKE YOU RICH.’
But Trump doubled-down on his offer for the island to be brought into the fold of the U.S.
‘And, if you so choose, we welcome you to be a part of the Greatest Nation anywhere in the World, the United States of America!’
Trump has also expressed interest in taking control of the Panama Canal and making Canada the 51st U.S. state.
