By Molly Goddard
1:31am PDT, Mar 26, 2025
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Greenland's leader,
Mute B. Egede, is not thrilled about
Usha Vance's upcoming visit.
On Sunday, March 23, the prime minister spoke out against the second lady and other members of
Donald Trump's administration and their planned trip to the island after the current commander-in-chief clarified that he wants to acquire the land.
Join us to read what Mute said about the Americans coming to Greenland…
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On Sunday, March 23, Donald Trump's administration announced Vice President
J.D. Vance's wife, Usha Vance — along with White House National Security Adviser
Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary
Chris Wright — will be making her way to Greenland in the coming weeks.
"The very aggressive American pressure against Greenlandic society is now so serious that the level cannot be raised any higher," Prime Minister Mute B. Egede told the
Sermitsiaq newspaper.
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"Until recently, we could trust the Americans, who were our allies and friends and with whom we enjoyed working closely. But that time is over," Mute B. Egede said. "What is the national security adviser doing in
Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us."
"His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel belief in [Donald] Trump's mission — and the pressure will increase," Mute added.
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Donald Trump has not been shy about wanting to take over Greenland. "I think we're going to get it one way or the other," he told a joint session of
Congress earlier this month.
J.D. Vance has backed his boss' desire to acquire the region: "Here's the thing which I think a lot of folks don't appreciate about Greenland: It's really important to our national security," he told Fox News on Sunday, March 23.
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J.D. Vance pointed out how Donald Trump's
administration is seeking "more territorial interest in the island" than they have now.
"That is what President Trump is going to do because he doesn't care what the Europeans scream at us; he cares about putting the interests of American citizens first," the former Ohio senator explained.
