Vice President JD Vance is joining his wife, Usha Vance, on a high-stakes trip to Greenland this Friday—and this isn’t your average diplomatic photo op. This is America reasserting its presence in a region the globalists and past administrations were happy to ignore while China and Russia quietly moved in.
In a video posted Tuesday, Vance made it clear this visit is more than ceremonial. “There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday, that I decided I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself,” he joked—before quickly shifting gears. He’ll be there not just to support his wife, but to inspect Arctic military readiness and reaffirm President Trump’s serious interest in the strategic future of Greenland.
Yes, Greenland—the icy crown jewel the D.C. swamp mocked President Trump for eyeing back in 2019. But now, under Trump’s second term, that once-laughed-at idea is looking a lot more like a visionary masterstroke.
The Vances will visit Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installation, for a briefing on Arctic security and to meet with our Space Force Guardians and servicemembers. According to the Vice President’s office, this visit underscores a new era of strategic seriousness about Greenland, which has long served as a crucial piece of America’s national security puzzle.
Let’s not forget—during World War II, the United States built over a dozen military installations in Greenland to block Nazi expansion in the Atlantic. During the Cold War, Greenland was essential in deterring Soviet missile threats. But in recent decades, we’ve allowed this key stronghold to fall into strategic neglect—left exposed by both weak-willed Danish officials and the feckless foreign policy of prior U.S. administrations.
Now President Trump is flipping the script.
“Speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it’s important to protecting the security of the entire world,” Vance declared.
Translation? No more letting the Arctic become a playground for Beijing’s Belt and Road ambitions or Moscow’s Arctic militarization schemes. It’s time for America to reclaim its role as the dominant force in the Far North.
This visit sends a loud and clear message: We’re not just back—we’re not asking permission. The left mocked Trump’s original proposal to buy Greenland. They laughed. They sneered. But what they never understood is that strategic vision isn’t supposed to fit inside a CNN soundbite.
As the White House press release put it: “President Trump is rightly changing course.”
And thank God for that. Because while the liberal press obsesses over pronouns and diversity quotas, the Trump administration is reasserting American strength in the most critical corners of the globe.
Greenland may be cold, but America’s commitment under Trump is hotter than ever.
