Greenland’s Prime Minister, Múte B. Egede, is apparently in a tizzy over Usha Vance’s upcoming visit, calling it very aggressive American pressure. Yes, because nothing says imperial overreach like the Second Lady visiting historical sites, learning about Greenlandic heritage, and—brace yourselves—watching a dogsled race. The horror!
And just to up the intimidation factor, the Second Lady’s young son will be tagging along. What exactly does the Prime Minister think is going to happen? Maybe he’s afraid the kid will charm the locals into selling Greenland to Trump on the spot.
More likely, Egede just doesn’t want any friendly U.S. engagement getting in the way of his well-worn narrative that America is the bad guy. If a mom, her kid, and a few officials are enough to send him into defense mode, maybe he should reconsider his definition of “aggressive.”
Another diplomatic first (& not in a good way): the prime minister of Greenland calls a visit by the U.S. second lady and high level officials “highly aggressive”. Greenland and Denmark say they did not invite this U.S. delegation. https://t.co/cLSxDrTdcx
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) March 24, 2025
I’m not entirely sure what the official protocol is here—does the Second Lady need a formal invitation to visit, or is this just standard diplomatic procedure? Either way, Prime Minister Egede’s reaction makes it sound like Usha Vance is showing up with The Sopranos instead of a couple of U.S. officials, Mike Waltz and Chris Wright, and her child.
Who knew the ultimate power move in Trump’s master plan to take over Greenland was… the Second Lady on a sightseeing trip? Sure, moms of three are undeniably fierce—anyone who’s handled a tantrum in public knows that—but I didn’t exactly have “Usha Vance leads the U.S. invasion of Greenland” on my 2025 bingo card. Yet here we are, with Prime Minister Egede acting like she’s arriving with a fleet instead of a delegation and her kid in tow.
Remember when Don Jr. visited Greenland earlier this year, just before Donald Trump became #47? Funny, I don’t recall the Prime Minister having a meltdown over that one.
But now, Second Lady Usha Vance is planning a trip, and suddenly, the Prime Minister is acting like it’s the start of World War III. What’s the deal?
Greenland’s leader has slammed the planned US visit to the island as “very aggressive” as the international crisis over President Trump’s desire to annex the territory continues to bubble over.
“The very aggressive American pressure against Greenlandic society is now so serious that the level cannot be raised any higher,” Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B. Egede said in an interview with the Sermitsiaq newspaper on Sunday.
“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.” – New York Post
Oh snap, well then, let me just go ahead and cancel my little planned vacay to Greenland right now. Wouldn’t want to accidentally trigger an international incident by strolling around with an iced coffee in hand while watching dogsled races. Guess I’ll stay home and avoid any diplomatic crises!
Not long ago, I wrote about Trump’s interest in possibly buying Greenland and how Marco Rubio believes it’s not as wild an idea as people might think. But now, with sending Usha Vance to Greenland? It’s classic Trump—sending the charming Second Lady herself.
What a perfect move to warm up the Greenlanders, make them feel comfortable with U.S. involvement, and look like the good guys. It’s a strategic soft sell, easing them into the idea of a deal without the usual political hardball. Just another masterstroke in the art of the deal.
Feature Image: From Second Lady Usha Vance X account/edited in Canva Pro
Wfjag says: And, worst of all, Mrs. V.P. is a POC – the same POC as the ex-V.P. was before she had to do a makeover so she’d pass the DEI skin test – but that means that if the PM says anything that isn’t complimentary he’ll be an anti-Woke RAYCIST, but if he says anything complimentary, he’ll be doing a Schumer.
The Gent says: Brilliant move 47! Well played.
Son of Rusty Shackleford says: And now her hubby will be going to Greenland with her, so let the memes and media freakouts begin all over again. Seriously though, I think DJT should keep handy an offer to remove one of the legacies of our worst and most racist presidents, Woodrow Wilson, and that would be to give the US Virgin Islands back to Denmark (they were known until 1917 as the Danish West Indies) in exchange for Greenland. We’ll gain a strategically valuable island screening N. America from Europe and the Danes will get some terrific tourist terra firma with the kind of weather Hans Christian Andersen could only dream about. Hopefully he wouldn’t have to make the offer, but if he did it would be a win-win for both sides.
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