Vice President JD Vance formally announced that he will accompanied his wife Usha Vance on their travel to Greenland for Friday March 28th 2025. The planned trip has led to major backlash from officials from Greenland as well as Denmark while the vice president decided to join his wife.​
Usha Vance first planned to travel to Greenland to take part in cultural activities including attending their national dogsled race. Security has become the central focus of the itinerary changes. The visit will now lead the couple to the U.S. Space Force base at Pituffik which is situated on the northwest coast of Greenland for security briefings about Arctic issues accompanied by U.S. military personell based there. ​
Numerous governmental leaders in Greenland and Denmark show concern about this upcoming venture. The Greenlandian prime minister Múte B. Egede called the meeting "highly aggressive" due to top U.S. officials attending without formal Greenlandian consent. The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described this visit as "unacceptable pressure" which stands against Greenland's interests. ​
The visit takes place at a time when President Donald Trump has displayed his aim to acquire U.S. control over autonomous Danish territory Greenland. Presidential ambitions about acquiring Greenland have created extensive inter-regional tensions along with concerns regarding American initiatives in the Arctic territorial area. ​
