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Denmark Just Took Hillbilly JD Vance to the Woodshed

Denmark Just Took Hillbilly JD Vance to the Woodshed

That was just about the worst vice presidential trip abroad ever.

Apr 03, 2025
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by Virginia Heffernan

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance toured the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland
JIM WATSON/GETTY IMAGES

Why is Denmark JD Vance’s white whale? In spinning up a diplomatic crisis with Denmark that recalls the geopolitical posturing that preceded World War I, the vice president is not just risking what’s left of the Pax Americana but scuttling global trade and destabilizing Europe.

Europe was already on tenterhooks…

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