The Danes were indignant, while the rest of Europe dismissed it as another example of Trump’s buffoonery and bluster. 'Watch Greenland'Early last year, an administration official from Trump’s first term advised this reporter to “watch Greenland” when discussing Trump’s foreign policy checklist. A protest rally marching towards the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday to protest against Donald Trump's threatened takeover of the Danish territory. Still, claims that anything less than US ownership will lead to a Russian or Chinese invasion of Greenland ring hollow. Refusing the US access to EU airspace and shuttering its EU military bases are options but they’re unlikely to persuade Trump to reverse course.

Source: Irish Examiner January 19, 2026 01:15 UTC