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(59,592 posts) Wed Mar 26, 2025, 06:53 PM Mar 2025

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Usha Vance's Greenland Trip Somehow Gets More Embarrassing for Trump [View all]

Source: The New Republic

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U.S. representatives were reportedly seen knocking door-to-door in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, to ascertain just how Vance’s visit to the Nordic island would be received. The answer? Not well.

“The Americans’ charm offensive mission has failed,” reported TV 2 correspondent Jesper Steinmetz, adding that locals have completely cold-shouldered the Vance family’s prospective visit.

American representatives were seen walking around the city, canvassing residents to see if people would be interested in a visit from the vice president’s wife.

“They’ve gotten no, no, no, no, no, every single time,” Steinmetz said.

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Read more: https://newrepublic.com/post/193223/donald-trump-usha-vance-greenland-embarrassing

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Usha Vance's Greenland Trip Somehow Gets More Embarrassing for Trump [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2025 OP

Imagine that Zorro Mar 2025 #1

They should be about as popular as Dracula. Harker Mar 2025 #2

Hard to conduct a charm offensive when you have absolutely no charm. tanyev Mar 2025 #3

How on EARTH could they have expected any different? NH Ethylene Mar 2025 #4

Just window shopping. /nt thought crime Mar 2025 #23

I posted a pic here: sheshe2 Mar 2025 #5

Love it. riversedge Mar 2025 #25

The Second Lady doesn't appear to have any more charm than the VP. Linda ladeewolf Mar 2025 #6

She actually seemed to enjoy getting booed at the Kennedy Center RazorbackExpat Mar 2025 #7

Well, bad attention is better than no attention. So far no one pays any attention to her. Linda ladeewolf Mar 2025 #10

Possibly, she likes being booed as it gives her an excuse to hate people Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #36

Maybe Usha Vance is a masochist. calimary Mar 2025 #37

anagram poozwah Mar 2025 #39

Nuuk says " nyuk, nyuk, nyuk" central scrutinizer Mar 2025 #8

I guess they thought that, being an Asian woman, she'd be given a favorable welcome. patphil Mar 2025 #9

Like attracts like. ShazzieB Mar 2025 #17

trump has turned the US into pariahs with any respectable nations... Wounded Bear Mar 2025 #11

If he takes Greenland then the next Democratic president should return it. thought crime Mar 2025 #24

Awesome! Works well for me. Thank you Greenlanders! KPN Mar 2025 #12

Nothing embarrasses these POS 💩 live love laugh Mar 2025 #13

sending a DEI hire is no better just cuz she's a woman nt msongs Mar 2025 #14

Open srms Gordcanuck Mar 2025 #15

Her mission was to kill them with kindness, ReRe Mar 2025 #16

I wonder how she feels about her husband LuvLoogie Mar 2025 #18

Are Foreign countries allowed to just "canvas" a city and interrogate it's citizens ?... mitch96 Mar 2025 #19

Good God, so her mission was to find Greenlanders to do a "we want to be part of the US" photo op with her?! SunSeeker Mar 2025 #20

Greenland (not Iceland) IcyPeas Mar 2025 #21

Sorry, I meant Greenland. SunSeeker Mar 2025 #22

She should cut her losses in Greenland and head to Canada. dem4decades Mar 2025 #26

And be recognized by the P.A. announcer and be asked to take a bow. n/t John1956PA Mar 2025 #27

Announced as the future second lady of the state of Canada. dem4decades Mar 2025 #28

Americans aren't good at a 'charms offensive' in general. Aussie105 Mar 2025 #29

Last report I heard was the Vances are now Deminpenn Mar 2025 #30

The need for spontaneous enthusiastic cheering at appropriate times Aussie105 Mar 2025 #31

They've gotten no, no, no, no, no, every single time," Steinmetz said. GreenWave Mar 2025 #32

That would be like Georgians and South Carolinians welcoming a visit from Sherman. raccoon Mar 2025 #33

Some Greenlander should have said yes fargone Mar 2025 #34

Do these idiots actually not know they're the villains? AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #35

Self-Awareness Level: Negative 100 GopherGal Mar 2025 #38

They are so full of themselves, they thought louis-t Mar 2025 #40

I didn't think it was possible for Trump to be embarrassed by anything. Aristus Mar 2025 #41

tell her no! orleans Mar 2025 #42

so they won't hold Townhalls here Skittles Mar 2025 #43

Now she's only going to visit the Space Corps (or whatever they're called) ... marble falls Mar 2025 #44

Looks like the Vances are going to be confined to the air base. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #45

No worries! They'll just ship in some Russian actors to play Greenlanders and pay them to pretend to welcome Usha and LaMouffette Mar 2025 #46

Greenland should announce that the US air base must pack up LiberalLovinLug Mar 2025 #47