While it may not always seem like it these days, sometimes actions do still have consequences, and JD Vance is finally finding this out firsthand. JD and his wife Usha Vance were set to visit Greenland this week. Now, however, there’s been a change of plans. It looks like members of the Trump administration aren’t the only ones who can say, “you’re not welcome here.”

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After an announcement that Usha would be traveling to Greenland, JD made sudden travel plans to tag along. In a video he posted to Instagram on March 26, the vice president said, “There was so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided that I didn’t want her to have all that fun by herself, and so I’m gonna join her.” However, the trip has since been scrapped for both of them. In a statement from Nuuk-based Tupilak Travel, the tourism company was clear about why the trip was cancelled, writing, “upon further consideration, we have now informed the consulate that we do not wish to host [Usha’s] visit, as we cannot accept the underlying agenda and do not want to be part of the media spectacle that will inevitably follow,” (via Independent).

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Since taking office in January, Donald Trump has been harping on the idea of taking over Greenland, even saying they will “go as far as we have to go” to take over the territory, per ABC News. Tupilak Travel’s statement added, “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”

Based on the social media reaction, it’s clear that the decision to keep the Vances out of Greenland is being widely celebrated. On JD Vance’s video announcing that he’d be traveling there, one Instagram-user commented, “Nobody in Greenland welcomes you.” “NO MEANS NO WE DON’T WANT YOU HERE GO AWAY!” insisted another with several Greenland flag emojis.

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On X, formerly known as Twitter, many people seemed pleased yet unsurprised that the trip was canceled. “Seriously. What were they expecting? Did they really think that they would want to welcome anyone from the US who wants to take over their country?” one X user asked. “When not a single person says yes to hosting you… that’s not diplomacy, that’s an international flop,” said another.

It’s clear that it’s not only Greenlanders who agree with this decision. One X user earned nearly 6,000 likes, writing, “We feel ya Greenland. We don’t want to be Americans either. Nobody does,” alongside a Canadian flag and a photo of Justin Trudeau. Another user showed their support with a photo of the Greenland flag and Japan’s flag, writing, “What a mess! Greenland, I do appreciate what you did very much [Greetings] from Japan!” Evidently, folks from all over are siding with Greenland on this one. While JD and Usha Vance may not see eye to eye on everything, surely they both feel slighted by this backlash.

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