The Danish government Establishes Special Monitoring Operation to Observe Trump Following Greenland Row
Taking action inspired by fictional guards, the Danish foreign ministry has created a night watch team—not to fend off fantasy threats, but to monitor Donald Trump while Denmark sleeps.
The night watch starts at 5 p.m. local time daily and ends with a report produced at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across government departments and relevant agencies detailing statements made and events taking place.
The role is understood to have been introduced following the bilateral row between Denmark and Washington regarding Greenland this spring, when the US president threatened acquiring control of the resource-rich territory.
Observers point out that this measure is one of multiple examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adjust to the new reality of the second Trump administration.
An insider familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It is fair to say that the situation in the region and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the United States were quite an important reason prompting this arrangement in the earlier months.”
Instead of everybody having to promptly check their phones to catch up on news from the United States, the foreign office explained it had made a collective effort to remain informed on Trump actions.
An expert, a former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this move showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark’s largest and most important ally was dead. “Partnerships are founded on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo added. “Trump lacks both of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”
