Vance's visit ups the ante on Greenland grab

US Vice-President JD Vance said that he's joining his wife on a trip to Greenland, starting Friday, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.

"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," said Vance, adding that leaders in Denmark and North America had "ignored" Greenland for "far too long".

The office of US Second Lady Usha Vance said on Sunday that she would depart Thursday for Greenland and return on Saturday. Usha Vance and one of the couple's three children had planned to visit historic sites and learn about Greenland's culture. The vice-president said he didn't want to let his wife "have all that fun by herself" and said he plans to visit a Space Force outpost in the northwest coast of Greenland.