Greenland states they will not meet with Usha Vance or Trump's delegation

[Tonk]

The planned trip by Usha Vance to northern Greenland has infuriated the Island. Residents of one of Earth's two largest ice caps have made themselves clear to Donald Trump once again: do not send your representatives here and bully us into agreeing to your imperialist aims.

Prime Minister Egede was neither playing nor Demark with Trump, who had threatened a military invasion of the majority Inuit population. Both countries blasted the US delegation. Telling them we will not meet with you

From USA Today:

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede criticized an upcoming trip to the Danish territory by Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance, and other senior U.S. officials as a "provocation" and "highly aggressive."

The second lady was expected to travel to Greenland on Thursday alongside Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The White House said that she would watch the island's national dogsled race and "celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity."

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Egede, who is Greenland's outgoing prime minister, said his caretaker government would not meet with the delegation. He raised particular objection to Waltz’s visit. Denmark also voiced opposition to the trip. "What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland? The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us," Egede said in an interview with Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday. "His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel American belief in Trump’s mission − and the pressure will increase."

What Trump fails to understand is that most of the mineral wealth in Greenland is under up to two miles of ice, so it is only his ego that drives this absurd effort of annexation whose people who have made it clear for years: We are not for sale.

[RJ-MacReady]

1. good for them!

Greenland must stand firm and Europe must stand with Greenland.

[calimary]

19. This!

Good for Greenland! Stay strong!

[Dulcinea]

72. Why would they?

If Usha Vance wants to watch the dogsled race, fine. If she wants to try to bully Greenland into submission, no thanks!

[nakocal]

98. Watch the dogsled race, maybe she is just picking

what dog she wants to eat with her husband.

[Danmel]

2. They should scan their cell phones

And deport them to that lovely prison in El Salvador.

[Traildogbob]

78. 👏👏👏👏!!

Well done.

[BoRaGard]

3. Free clue for the G.O.P., Inc.

According to common manners, you do not invite yourself into someone else's home.

You behave like a decent human being (or government) and wait for them to invite you.

Inviting yourself is the very definition of PIGGISHNESS. Jesus would not do, as you should well know.

[Pinback]

36. Crass.

I unfortunately woke up thinking of these assholes today, and the one word that came to mind was crass. People with no manners, values, or appreciation of anything truly meaningful in life — not to mention no patriotism or dedication to the values this country supposedly stands for.

Boors and bullies who think they’re better than everybody else just because they’ve gotten their grubby hands on a pile of money.

[BoRaGard]

47. CrassNov is, of course, the proper pronunciation of the felon's name in Russia

[Pinback]

49. Ha! Good one. (nt)

[OMGWTF]

70. We went from class (Obama) to crass (T💩p) to class (Biden) and back to crass (T💩p).

[Cha]

93. And Stupid Ass Aggession!

TY

[Botany]

4. So this AM I am reading that Trump has gotten Greenland, S. Africa, Canada, and Europe pissed off @ us.

Good job Krasnov.

[twodogsbarking]

5. Easier to list who he hasn't pissed off. Russia.

[Wiz Imp]

41. Of course that won't stop Russia from screwing him over when the time is right

[RazorbackExpat]

112. Yeah, Russia isn't pissed at Trump

They're laughing at him. And at his MAGA cult followers

[Lovie777]

8. Panama Canal.....

[Wiz Imp]

39. What's he done to piss off South Africa?

[Botany]

43. We expelled their ambassador.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/africa/south-african-ambassador-ebrahim-rasool-intl/index.html

[Wiz Imp]

59. Thanks! I hadn't seen that.

[Botany]

62. Musk has gotten to Krasnov to be pissed off that S. Africa is no longer an Apartheid Afrikaner nation

And I think that racism might have been Musk’s motivation in getting us out of USAID because
it was helping black people in Africa and Musk was raised to see them as “the enemy.”

We are now the allies of Russia, Hungry, N. Korea, and China. BTW the White House just replaced
A.P. in the press pool w/Semafor which is propaganda outlet for the Chinese Communist Party
leadership, banks and investment houses, and businesses that are linked to China.

[LudwigPastorius]

79. Trump probably would have thrown the South African ambassador out of the country even if he hadn't criticized him.

He is Muslim after all.

[muriel_volestrangler]

71. Trump offered white South African farmers US citizenship and "safety"

President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship."

Mr. Trump had previously pointed to new land expropriation laws in South Africa that he claims are racist and a breach of the White farmers' human rights. In reaction to the laws, he has halted all foreign aid to South Africa.
...
In a Friday post on his own Truth social platform, Mr. Trump once again offered "safe refuge" to Afrikaner farmers who feel unsafe in South Africa. That came after, on Feb. 7, Mr. Trump signed an executive order accusing the South African government of adopting racist laws that discriminate against Afrikaners, an ethnic group made up primarily of the descendants of Dutch settlers who started arriving in the country hundreds of years ago and now amount to about 13% of the population.
...
South Africa's government hit back at the time, saying the law pertained to unused land or land that was not serving the public interest. Mr. Trump ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prioritize the resettlement program in the U.S. for Afrikaners who feel they have been the victims of racial discrimination. He also cut off all aid and assistance to South Africa for as long as the land expropriation law remains on the books.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-south-africa-farmers-white-afrikaners-offer-us-citizenship/

At a time when he's denying asylum to pretty much anyone else from anywhere in the world, that's implying South Africa is the worst of the worst. Plus of course he stopped USAID anti-HIV programs, which will kill many South Africans (and other nationalities, of course).

[xuplate]

6. Shame on Vance

Allowing the Trump administration to use his wife to run point for this ludicrous display of aggression is a new low—and it smacks of racism.

[OnDoutside]

15. It smacks of Blazing Saddles and the quicksand railroad building scenes.

[Hekate]

89. Well spotted, right down to the dark comedy aspect

We re-watched Blazing Saddles for a respite from the news over the weekend, followed by Men In Black 1,2,&3

[HereForTheParty]

44. She's a big girl

The notion JD shouldn't be "allowing" it is outdated by several decades.

[OrangeJoe]

77. It's not outdated in the Vance household.

[blubunyip]

110. Right

and I have a feeling she's the (nasty) woman behind the man... Greenland dog and pony show could have even been her idea. Usha looks all sweetness but OMG she married that guy. "The Fall of the House of Usher" I hope to see that reality show...

[Paladin]

7. I got your national dogsled race, Ms. Vance.

Bravo and a thousand thanks to Prime Minister Egede of Greenland for telling the trump regime to fuck off. I only wish that more of the leadership of the Democratic Party was exhibiting similar courage and principles.

[Think. Again.]

10. I second that wish.

[Zackzzzz]

95. Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Races

Well, if the Mrs VP is into dogsled races there is very exciting
one held every year outside of Joseph, Oregon.
Days and days of fun.

[Think. Again.]

9. I bet trump has already lined up some fake...

...Greenlanders to pretend they are happy to see usha, just like don jr did last month.

[MadameButterfly]

11. I don't imagine Trump thinks 2 miles of ice

will stop him. He's probably ready to do whatever damage it takes to get to the minerals.

[Tonk]

12. Without a doubt, I'm not sure if the extraction industries

That fueled his campaign with cash and the technology to succeed. I hope not, anyway.

[mopinko]

17. he probably thinks he can just wait for it to melt.

i think he has a fantasy that climate change is gonna lay the arctic out for us to plunder.
he pretends to think it’s a hoax, but he thinks it’s gonna b a big windfall.

[hatrack]

20. He'll modify the hurricane plan and deploy nukes . . .

And yes, he IS that stupid.

[magicarpet]

46. Nuclear bombs leave a nice deep crater.

A perfect way to extract minerals needed by industry that are buried below 2 miles of ice.

You could even use the "Green" method - out of respect for the natural environment - use hydrogen bombs.

[brush]

51. The idiot will probably want to try nuking it like that hurricane he wanted blow up.

Such an idiot...and is president again because of too many dumb ass maga voters.

[Attilatheblond]

55. Waiting to hear him describe the 'big, beautiful nuclear explosion' he will order to melt ice

Or, maybe Musk/Putin has convinced him he'll make a fortune selling 'ancient ice cubes from the Greenland Ice Mines', then drill drill drill

[bronxiteforever]

13. Don't cry over Usha Vance.

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She clerked for John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh. Plus she advised Kavanaugh during his confirmation proceedings. I have seen remarks like “she isn’t as bad as him”. Don’t fall for the bull. She is knee deep in MAGA hoopla. She is rich and smart which makes her decision to go to Greenland all the more reprehensible.

[Botany]

24. She clerked for Roberts & Kavanaugh and helped in Kavanaugh's confirmation too and now she is going

where she has been told she is not welcome? I hope all members of Greenland’s government and
leadership refuses to meet with her.

How fast does spit freeze in Nuuk, Greenland?

Btw why do I think that this Greenland, Panama Canal, and Canada shit are just gas lighting in order
to distract from the take over our nation by Putin, Musk, and Christo Fascists.

[Captain Zero]

83. Greenland shouldn't even let them visit!

Tel them to stay out.
Declare them all persona non grata.

If I was a Greenlander I'd be yelling we don't have to let them in.

Tell them to visit some ice in Russia.

[Lars39]

111. She was also a presidential campaign advisor to husband JD.

[Irish_Dem]

35. Exactly, she is all in on the invasion plans.

Anybody who helps the rapist Kavanaguh is a sociopath too.

[travelingthrulife]

58. Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing was particularly grotesque. Good to know

who she is.

[Harker]

60. Brings to mind the charitable manner with which Melania Trumpsky was viewed

before much was known about her.

[orangecrush]

65. K&R

[Karasu]

102. "Smart" for a modern conservative, maybe, which isn't remotely impressive.

[Chi67]

14. Ugh

We’re the bad guys now.

[Joinfortmill]

16. Greenland refuses to see wife of former Yale drag queen, Vance, now V.P. of U.S.A.

No offense to drag queens or VPs.

[no_hypocrisy]

18. Why would they meet with common tourists?

[tanyev]

21. Let's hear it for the Rainbow Tour!

[ECL213]

22. Don't they have a Customs checkpoint?

Why can't they just tell them to fuck off?

[Tonk]

26. They are flying into Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule, a US air base.

[ECL213]

27. Ah, thanks...

and then I suppose they have some diplomatic credentials that allow them to go elsewhere.

[Botany]

28. Can they check all her social media accounts and posting like Trump/Musk are doing to other foreigners?

Ask her how long is she staying? Does she know anybody in Greenland?

[Pinback]

38. "Looks like you have a bunch of photos of yourself with terrorists on your phone, ma'am."

“We’re gonna need you to wait in this freezing room for a few hours while we decide what to do with you. Here’s a piece of aluminum foil.”

[Harker]

23. It's more Trumpsky's style to threaten, but...

he might have thought that if the roughly 60,000 Greenlanders achieve independence, he could buy it for $24.00 worth of beads.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

25. Perfect response!

I was hoping for this.

[Norrrm]

29. Republicans, even her husband, consider her a DEI.

[Escape]

30. And she's taking one of their kids...

as a buffer.

[ShazzieB]

31. You go, Greenland!

I swear to God, I am beyond sick of the surrealistic hellscape the Orange Hellbeast is doing his best to turn not just this country but the entire world into. I feel utterly helpless to stop this madness and terrified to find out what the next body blow is going to be. I'm so frustrated that I feel like SCREAMING!

[surfered]

32. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.

[Irish_Dem]

33. She can have lunch at the BX, a cold sandwich and coke.

Then sashay herself over the to base commander's house for dinner.

Then go the hell back home.

[William769]

34. Good!

[Sneederbunk]

37. Putting off the lame duck.

Snubs are in order.

[Diraven]

40. Greenland's "mineral wealth"

The only reason this is ever brought up is Greenland is a huge area so it's bound to have some. But there's a reason they're not being mined right now - it's just not economically feasible compared to getting those same minerals from much more convenient sources elsewhere. And it won't be for many, many years.

[lapfog_1]

103. greenland actually isn't as large as most people think.

On a Mercator projection, Greenland appears roughly the same size as Africa, but in reality, Africa is about 14 times larger. The Peters projection, in contrast, aims to show landmasses in their correct relative sizes, though it distorts shapes.

[70sEraVet]

42. If Putin's plan were for Denmark to get so pissed off at the US,

that it demands the closure of the Pituffik Space Base, then Putin's Fool would be doing .... just what he is DOING!

[58Sunliner]

45. Thank you Greenland. Thank you prime minister Egede. F*** the parasites.

[Ocelot II]

48. Usha Vance is said to be a vegetarian. Traditional Greenlandic food

relies heavily on fish, and seal, whale and reindeer meat. You don't travel to a country and turn up your nose at their food...

[kacekwl]

50. No problem, they

already have their paid fake supporters set up to greet them . And plenty of maga hats to give out.

[Hotler]

52. They should refuse to let them land or, land long enough to refuel. Let none of them get off the plane. nt

[louis-t]

53. She wants to "celebrate culture and unity"

before wiping them off the map and bringing in the digging machines. Arrest the delegation as "hostile invaders", "illegal aliens" or just, plain "aliens".

I'm going to guess they get chased off the island rather quickly.

[turbinetree]

54. Deny her landing rights ............

[MaineBlueBear]

56. When have facts ever impeded his lunacy?

Two layers of ice be damned. He's going to destabilize NATO by attacking one or more of our allies.

[rickford66]

57. I think they hope for some kind of incident to complain about.

Give the MAGA's some victimhood. Viva Greenland or whatever the saying is there.

[Swede]

61. Don't give them clearance to land.

"We're low on fuel."

"That sounds like a you problem."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

63. There is no need to meet with these assholes

[republianmushroom]

64. Yes, Greenland, thank you for telling trump and his following to shove it.

[Owens]

66. Usha??

Why is she representing the U.S. and why are we paying for her trips?? Imagine if Douglas Emhoff did this? Republicans would be having a meltdown!! Hello Democrats???

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

67. GOOD!!!! FUCK 'EM and SLAM YOUR DOORS IN THEIR FACES!!

BRAVO TO THE KALAALIT, (West Greenlanders), The INUGGUIT, (From the Thule District) & THE IIT, (The East Greenlanders) BRAVISSIMO!!!!!

[Martin68]

68. Good for Greenland. An example for us all.

[FoggyLake]

69. They should forbid the plane from landing.

[struggle4progress]

73. "Close your eyes. Can you guess what finger I'm holding up?"

[dchill]

74. I don't care for this person at all, but I wonder if it has occurred...

...to her that an "incident" could happen that could be blamed on Greenland, which would obviously require an immediate invasion thereof.

[LudwigPastorius]

75. "What Trump fails to understand is that most of the mineral wealth in Greenland is under up to two miles of ice..."

The UN says that global freshwater demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, and Greenland contains 8% of the Earth's supply of freshwater in its ice sheet.

Trump is NOT a strategic thinker (or a thinker of any kind, really), but it is possible that somebody spoke to him about global water scarcity at some point, and it stuck in the decrepit funhouse that is the inside of his head.

[GP6971]

80. You need to take a U turn.

[Historic NY]

81. Good for them

Uninvited pests

[Grins]

82. "...she would watch the island's national dogsled race"

Because Yale Law grads living in Ohio just LOVE dogsled racing.

What a stupid comment!

[Blue Full Moon]

84. Arrest them when they show up. At least 2 weeks the same treatment the trump administration

Showed the 2 that are from Canada and UK. Send them back chained.

[blubunyip]

85. I think they can spot neo-colonialism

especially when it's loudly announced. Might as well say, "We don't want to negotiate with you and give you something in return for exploiting you --we just want to own you, ie. rape you." The whole world sees them. The playground bully suddenly wants to be Greenland's bestie and be represented at the dogsled races...huh?

Greenland

[maxrandb]

86. Oh No! Now all the MAGAts will insist we eat

"FREEDOM" SUAASAT, instead of Greenlandic Suaasat

[33taw]

87. Well there should be no confusion that they like us and want to be US citizens.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

88. Am I missing something?

I saw these quotes posted in a different thread yesterday, but where does it say, "Greenland states they will not meet with Usha Vance or rump's delegation."?

[Tonk]

91. From USA Today linked in the article

Egede, who is Greenland's outgoing prime minister, said his caretaker government would not meet with the delegation

[MorbidButterflyTat]

100. Thank you.

[Scalded Nun]

90. Require VISAs for US Citizens, or representatives of the US. Then do not grant any VISAs.

[mdbl]

92. Or at least cancel all of them for the Trump Administration

[Godot51]

96. "Second Lady"

Neither the "first" nor the "second" ladies have any actual, elected, or appointed status with the government. They are accorded their "respect" due to the status of their husbands. This is also true of any "first or second" gentlemen.

The people of Greenland owe her nothing. They normally would be simply polite and waste valuable time, resources, and efforts to entertain and please her and put on photo-ops but nothing official.

However, due to her husband's and his "bosses" pointless, provocative, and repeated statements her visit is ill-timed and unnecessary. Imagine Jill Biden or Michelle Obama engaging in such petty gestures? How would the "republicans" react?

It would be interesting to know what is in Usha Vance's mind. Does she think she has some official status or power? Does she think as her husband and the current administration do, that she is some kind of princess to her husband's prince?

Overreach is very common among this generation of "elite" conservative republican politicians. They truly seem to believe their elected status, appointed status, or accidental status means they are "official" leaders over the people who elected them for life.

[kevink077]

97. Good!

They do not deserve an once of respect

[hamsterjill]

99. That is awesome

Now, if they will simply not CAVE to the asshole down the line like everyone else is doing.

Go, Greenland! Kick him in the balls!

[bucolic_frolic]

101. They are all but under attack, they should refuse entry.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

104. America stands with Greenland.

And America remains NATO.

If Russia wants to talk with Greenland, it can send its own reps under its own blood-soaked flag.

[JDAcme]

105. IF IF IF

Greenland is such a strategic place, and a place not particularly suited for a large population, and since it belongs to Denmark, a NATO nation, would it make sense for Greenland to join NATO as a shared possession of NATO, not of any single country? Inhabitants of Greenland would become employees of NATO and be paid for that work, kind of like the payment Alaskans earn as dividends on Alaskan oil. They would also continue to pursue their own interests. This status would also make Greenland of greater strategic importance while placing it under the NATO umbrella. And, no country would attempt a land grab as the US is doing.

[Daleuhlmann]

106. I wouldn't Want Them, Either!

Yes, stand up to this bully!

[generalbetrayus]

107. "The White House said that she would watch the island's national dogsled race ..."

Greenlanders should be grateful that Orange Julius Caesar is sending VD Jance's wife and not Kristi Noem.

[canetoad]

108. National flag of Greenland

I admit - did not know this until today. Interesting design.

[Haggard Celine]

109. I like that!

What a clever design showing the midnight Sun and the constant darkness during summer and winter.