Vance says he's joining wife Usha on trip to Greenland this week

Vice President JD Vance is joining his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on her visit to Greenland this week, he announced, a trip that will now focus on a U.S. Space Force base there. 

The White House previously said the second lady would arrive in Greenland Thursday and return on Saturday, and that she would  visit "historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland's national dogsled race." 

But the vice president's office now says the Vances will travel Friday to the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland to receive a briefing on Arctic security issues and meet with U.S. service members, and the base visit will take place in lieu of the second lady's attendance at the Avannaata Qimussersu dogsled race in Sisimiut.

The vice president's decision comes after Greenland's prime minister said planned trips there by top Trump officials are "highly aggressive," and as President Trump isn't backing down on his hopes to acquire the semiautonomous territory of Denmark. National security adviser Mike Waltz has also been expected to visit Greenland soon. 

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