Denmark Hits Back At Trump Admin’s Disrespect

Politico Europe reports:

Denmark’s foreign minister dressed down the United States for its disrespect, hours after Vice President JD Vance visited an American military base in Greenland. Speaking in a two-minute video message on Friday night, in which he addressed Americans directly, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen appealed for an end to the hostile messaging from Washington.

“Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course, we are open to criticism,” Rasmussen said. “But let me be completely honest: We do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered.” Trump has refused to rule out using military force to acquire the world’s largest island.

Vance, who on Friday visited the Pituffik Space Base, an American military base in Greenland’s remote north, blasted Denmark for “not doing its job” on Arctic security. By Friday night, Rasmussen had clearly had enough. “This is not how you speak to your close allies,” Denmark’s top diplomat said. “And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies.”

Read the full article. As you’ll see in the his video, Rasmussen pointedly notes that Denmark is part of NATO.

Dear American friends.

We agree that status quo in the Artcic is not an option.

So let’s talk about how we can fix it – together.

Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Danish Foreign Minister pic.twitter.com/vQrcUP7cwi

— Lars Løkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) March 28, 2025