Greenland, Donald Trump and European Parliament
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ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Danish parliament member and former minister for the environment of Denmark, Ida Auken, about the escalating tensions between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland.
Vistisen, 38, finished his speech in Danish before leaving the podium, sparking Parliament Vice President Nicolae Ștefănuță to chime in on the profane insult – and threaten consequences for the
Relations between the United States and its European allies are at a tense point, with a Danish politician making an explosive, expletive-laden message directly to President Donald Trump. It stems from Trump’s intensified campaign to acquire Greenland,
Denmark is considering building small modular nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs, the climate and energy ministry said Thursday, which would bring an end to its 1985 ban on nuclear power.
The Danish parliamentarian's outburst came amid mounting European unease over Trump’s threats of tariffs and refusal to rule out force to acquire the strategically important Arctic island.
Believe me: In Denmark, we do. When the president of the United States says something, we listen. Not just because our countries are allies in NATO, but because America is the most militarily powerful member of the alliance.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen holds a doorstep after the question time in the Parliament at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 9, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS COPENHAGEN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Denmark's ...
A member of the Danish parliament has sparked controversy by claiming White House advisor Stephen Miller should be “kept away from young women” and "has the mentality of a rapist" after Miller suggested the US should take control of Greenland.