Denmark Demands US Answers to New Greenland Allegations

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By Robert Birsel and Shane Croucher, Reporters

The Danish foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen to explain media reports suggesting that American nationals linked to President Donald Trump are attempting to infiltrate Greenland and run covert influence operations there.

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, stated that it was unsurprising to hear of foreign attempts to influence Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. He added in a statement that any interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom would be unacceptable and that his ministry had called in the American chargé d’affaires for a meeting.

The Danish publication DR reported that at least three Americans with close connections to Trump were involved in these influence operations, citing eight anonymous sources from both Denmark and the U.S., including government officials. The report did not clarify whether the men were acting on their own initiative or under official orders.

In a unique start to his ruling against President Donald Trump’s administration on September 30, U.S. District Court Judge William Young included a scanned handwritten note sent to his office. The note read: “Trump has pardons and tanks – what do you have?” At the top of Young’s opinion in AAUP v. Rubio, which ruled that Trump’s effort to deport foreign-born student protesters was unconstitutional.

October 8, 2025

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