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JD Vance visits Greenland amid Trump

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JD and Usha Vance visit Greenland

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  1. Vance, wife redirect visit to US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat

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    JD Vance visits Greenland amid Trump

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  1. NPR

    Usha Vance's planned trip to Greenland causes a stir (opens NPR)

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    President Trump has suggested that the U.S. should take over Greenland. Now, a planned trip to Greenland puts Usha Vance, the spouse of the U.S. vice president, in a difficult diplomatic position.

  2. Legal Insurrection

    It's Happening – Second Lady Usha Vance Will Visit Greenland This Week (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright join Vance on the excursion to the Arctic island, against backdrop of Trump wanting Greenland for strategic reasons.

  3. The Hill

    Vance to accompany wife to Greenland amid backlash (opens The Hill)

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    Vice President Vance announced he will join his wife, Usha Vance, in Greenland, after the visit from Trump administration officials has sparked backlash from officials in Greenland and Denmark.

  4. The Columbian

    Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that he’s joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.

  5. CNN

    JD Vance will visit Greenland, but a controversial US trip just got a lot more low-profile (opens CNN)

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    US Vice President JD Vance has now said he will join his wife Usha on her highly contentious visit to Greenland later this week, a decision that added fuel to the diplomatic fire while revealing major changes to the United States’ itinerary on the Arctic island.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.

  7. The Columbian

    Change in itinerary for US Vice President JD Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark (opens The Columbian)

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    Greenland and Denmark appeared cautiously relieved early Wednesday by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday, reducing

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Vance to join wife on Greenland trip (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that he will be joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.

  9. Washington Examiner

    JD Vance to head to Greenland, touting Trump's 'different direction' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Vice President JD Vance will join his wife, second lady Usha Vance, in Greenland in a likely escalation of tensions over acquiring the island.

  10. Legal Insurrection

    It's Happening, Part 2: Vice President JD Vance to Join Wife in Greenland on Friday (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    The Vances' focus is now on the American space base. Meanwhile, formation of new Greenland coalition government has stalled, because independent-oriented Naleraq has pulled out of talks.

  11. BNO News

    JD Vance announces trip to Greenland to assess Arctic security (opens BNO News)

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    Vice President JD Vance has announced that he will travel to Greenland later this week, joining Second Lady Usha Vance on her scheduled visit. The Vice President made the announcement in a video message posted to social media on Tuesday, saying he plans to visit U.S.

  12. Fox News

    Vance office touts US defense of Greenland from Nazis, Soviets, ahead of VP and wife's visit to Space Base (opens Fox News)

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    Vice President JD Vance announces that he will join his wife in visiting Greenland this week. They will visit Pituffik Space Base, according to a press release.

  13. UPI

    Vice President JD Vance to travel to Greenland with second lady, U.S. delegation (opens UPI)

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    Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland later this week, joining his wife Usha Vance and a U.S. delegation for a trip that has been pared back to one day following protests from Nuuk and Copenhagen.

  14. NBC News

    Vance and his wife appease Denmark with change to Greenland visit plans (opens NBC News)

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    Vice President JD Vance said he will join the second lady this week in Greenland, with changes made to a schedule that had sparked anger on the Arctic island.

  15. News Nation Now

    JD Vance joining his wife for Greenland trip on Friday (opens News Nation Now)

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    The delegation is set to tour the northernmost security installation for the U.S. military, the Space Force's Pituffik Space Base.

  16. Time

    VP J.D. Vance Set to Join His Wife in Greenland on Friday (opens Time)

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    “We’re going to check out how things are going there,” the Vice President said.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Frosty response to US Vice President Vance's Greenland trip – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A high-ranking US delegation including Vice President JD Vance will visit Greenland this week — but many locals see his trip as a "provocation."

  18. The Daily Signal

    Inside Vance’s Upcoming Trip to Greenland (opens The Daily Signal)

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    During his trip to Greenland, JD Vance will visit key American military sites to evaluate United States interests in the Danish territory.

  19. RedState

  20. Time

    Vance and Wife to Tour U.S. Military Base in Greenland (opens Time)

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    The couple's revised trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory comes as relations between the U.S. and the Nordic country have soured.

  21. FOX 5 DC

    Vance, wife redirect visit to US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife on Friday are visiting an American military base in Greenland in a scaled-back trip. Here's what to know.

  22. New York Post

    JD Vance arrives in Greenland: ‘It’s cold as s–t here — nobody told me’ (opens New York Post)

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    The vice president was joined on his whirlwind stop in the Arctic by second lady Usha Vance, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

  23. The New Republic

    JD Vance Threatens Greenland in Visit Where No One Wanted to See Him (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Seems like a good idea.

  24. The Republic

    Vance and wife to tour US military post in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit (opens The Republic)

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    U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar by Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.

  25. The Guardian

    JD Vance to expect frosty reception in Greenland amid diplomatic row (opens The Guardian)

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    Visit by US vice-president and wife met with hostility by leaders after Trump’s threats to acquire territory

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