5 d. ago Is Usha Vance starting to feel a little sorry for herself? | Arwa Mahdawi

She left her job when her husband got a shot at VP – only for the couple to be met with the frostiest of receptions in Greenland at the weekendThere are a few people to blame for the fact that JD Vance, a staggeringly unlikable man with a supremely meme-able face, has been thrust into such prominence. The first is Peter Thiel: the tech billionaire who bankrolled Vance’s political pivot. The second is Kevin D Roberts, head of the Heritage Foundation and mastermind of Project 2025, who has been an energetic Vance advocate.And the third is Usha Chilukuri Vance, JD’s wife. While Usha kept a low profile during the Trump-Vance campaign, trailing after her other half with a smile on her face and a copy of The Iliad in her hand, JD has made her influence clear. In his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, for example, he wrote that Usha helped him navigate Yale and “always encouraged me to seek opportunities that I didn’t know existed”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump is eyeing up a third term – and no one is opposing him | Arwa Mahdawi

So many people and organisations are capitulating to the US president, from Silicon Valley to the Democrats, legal firms and elite universities. How realistic is the prospect of Trump 3.0?Hell is empty and all the devils are in Washington DC. And, what with devils being immortal and all, it looks as if they might stay there indefinitely. Now, before I seamlessly segue from fun devil facts into talking about Donald Trump threatening to run for a third term, the current political climate compels me to make a few things clear. I recently had to submit my US green card for renewal (impeccable timing!) so I’d like to explain to any United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers reviewing my file that the first line of this piece was just riffing on Shakespeare. I’m absolutely not comparing Trump, the greatest man to walk this Earth, to Satan. Nor am I suggesting evil people seem to live long lives.On the contrary, I am thrilled that our 78-year-old president has sugg...

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9 d. ago JD Vance admits that he wasn’t entirely sure why Trump wanted Greenland in the first place

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance visited the territory for just a few hours

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9 d. ago Usha Vance 'like a toddler waiting patiently' as she shows 'please like me' signs in Greenland

EXCLUSIVE: JD Dunce's wife Usha Vance has been likened to a "toddler waiting for her turn" as she stepped off the plane in Greenland, using gestures that say "please like me"

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1 week ago JD Vance says military force won't be needed in US plan to take over Greenland during controversial visit

US delegation’s visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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1 week ago JD Vance goes ballistic on Denmark as he demands independence for Greenland

Vance and his wife Usha were seen today jetting off for the visit and recently landed at the Pituffik Space Base in north-west Greenland.

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1 week ago JD Vance and wife Usha in Greenland for controversial visit to base as Donald Trump says US needs island

The visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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1 week ago JD Vance and wife Usha in Greenland for controversial visit to military base as Trump says US 'needs' island

The visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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1 week ago JD Vance and his wife get a VERY frosty welcome in Greenland as locals pull out all the stops to snub him... and Putin issues his own war warning

Vance and his wife Usha were seen today jetting off for the visit and recently landed at the Pituffik Space Base in north-west Greenland.

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1 week ago JD Vance and wife Usha arrive in Greenland for controversial visit to military base

The visit has caused fury for its ‘underlying agenda’ after Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over the Danish semi-autonomous territory

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1 week ago The Latest: Trump effect: Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally

President Donald Trump is citing his authority over diplomatic negotiations as he seeks Supreme Court approval to deport more immigrants to be imprisoned in El Salvador

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1 week ago The most unpopular couple in Greenland: JD Vance and his wife arrive for controversial visit as part of Trump's bid to claim the territory

Vance and his wife Usha were seen today jetting off for the visit and recently landed at the Pituffik Space Base in north-west Greenland.

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1 week ago So many souvenirs for JD Vance to take home from Greenland: oil, gas, minerals – and that’s just the start | Marina Hyde

The widely reviled veep and his wife may not see much of the island they’d like to annex, but the US military base will be lovely at this time of yearThere’s a Gerard Butler movie called Greenland, which – via a series of cataclysmic events handled incredibly Butlerishly – ends with Gerard cocooned in a remote secure bunker in Greenland. As the week has worn on, this has increasingly become the mood of today’s supposedly super-fun tourist trip to Greenland by the second lady of the United States, Usha Vance, and her husband, the vice-president, JD Vance. Who, come to think of it, does actually look like the Cabbage Patch Gerard Butler.Anyway: Greenland. Like I say, the trip has evolved this week both in style and substance. Originally, it was announced that the second lady was going to take one of her sons, immerse herself in various local events – she’s apparently simply fascinated by Greenland’s culture – and attend the famous Avannaata Qimussersua dog sled race. No more. Now, it’...

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1 week ago Usha Vance: US second lady and wife of JD Vance's visit to Greenland cancelled after locals refuse to host

Usha Vance, like her husband, has been on a rightward political journey and was part of a delegation due to visit the territory President Trump covets for the US

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1 week ago Usha Vance: Who is JD Vance's wife as Greenland travel agency withdraws from hosting Vice President's spouse

Usha Vance, like her husband, has been on a rightward political journey and was part of a delegation due to visit the territory President Trump covets for the US

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1 week ago Usha Vance suffers fresh humiliation in Greenland after US officials knocking door to door get embarrassing response

Second Lady Usha Vance's scheduled trip to Greenland has become an embarrassment for the Trump administration.

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1 week ago JD Vance to expect frosty reception in Greenland amid diplomatic row

Visit by US vice-president and wife met with hostility by leaders after Trump’s threats to acquire territoryThe US vice-president, JD Vance, and his wife Usha are due to touch down in Greenland on Friday in a drastically scaled down trip after the original plans for the unsolicited visit prompted an international diplomatic row.The visit to Pituffik, a remote ice-locked US military base in northwestern Greenland, will be closely watched by leaders in Nuuk and Copenhagen, who have aired their opposition to the trip amid ongoing threats by Donald Trump to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Greenland tourism firm cancels Usha Vance visit fearing ‘media spectacle’

‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders’, says Tupilak Travel amid a push from Donald Trump to try and take control of the territory

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1 week ago Greenland travel agency cancels Usha Vance visit over 'underlying agenda' and 'media spectacle'

Greenlanders are furious over proposals by Donald Trump that the US take over the territory

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1 week ago Greenland takes savage step to freeze out Usha Vance ahead of controversial trip over 'underlying agenda'

It was initially billed as a family-friendly holiday with Usha and one of her children to immerse themselves in Greenlandic culture and visit the annual dogsled competition.

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