X users claimed JD Vance has started dressing like Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Vice President JD Vance's Greenland trip along with Second Lady Usha Vance intensified the diplomatic strife as Vance only repeated Donald Trump's words and asserted that the US would get Greenland. The Greenland trip was supposed to be a solo one for Usha as Trump has been soft-pedaling on Greenland -- in January, Donald Trump Jr visited the island, and now it was the Second Lady's turn. But the pushback from Greenland and Denmark when the visit was announced changed the plan and JD Vance decided to join in. The rest of the plan was chopped and they made a visit to the US military's Pituffuk Space Base.
As Vance was not meeting any official of the country, he appeared in a black outfit but social media users did not miss the chance to troll Vance. Parallels were drawn between JD Vance's attire with that of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy who was criticized for not wearing a suit for his meeting with President Donald Trump.
The Trump-Zelenskyy meeting turned into a shouting match with Vance asking Zelenskyy whether he thanked Donald Trump for his mediation. After JD Vance's Greenland visit, social media users asked whether JD Vance thanked Greenland for housing the US Army base.
"Trump & JD Vance don't think rules or standards are for people like them. Vance turns up in Greenland not wearing a suit: something they saw as disrespectful from Zelenskyy. And why didn't Vance say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting a US military base since 1951?" one wrote.
"Seems like not only JD Vance didn't make Zelensky put on a suit, but Mr VP put on a Zelensky outfit," another wrote.
"Why is JD Vance showing such disrespect to Greenland by not wearing a suit or even a collared shirt on an official visit?" one wrote.
JD Vance denounced how Denmark has underinvested in Greenland and how US would do justice for the people of Greenland. “Our message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have underinvested in the people of Greenland and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass.”
“I think Greenland understands that the United States should own it,” he said. “And if Denmark and the EU don’t understand it, we have to explain it to them. We need Greenland. Very importantly, for international security, we have to have Greenland.”