Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD Vance, will visit Greenland this week, the White House said Sunday, traveling to the autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump wants to annex.
Vance will go to Greenland from Thursday through Saturday with her son and a US delegation to view historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage and watch the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland's national dogsled race, the White House said in a statement.
"Ms. Vance and the delegation are excited to witness this monumental race and celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity," the White House said in a statement.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Greenlandic daily Sermitsiaq on Sunday the visit "cannot be seen independently of the public statements that have been made" by Trump.
Since returning to power in January, Trump has insisted he wants the United States to take over Greenland and even refused to rule out the use of force to achieve that.
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