Danish leaders expressed shock and disbelief on Wednesday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a state visit to Denmark after its prime minister rebuffed his interest in purchasing Greenland.
Trump’s proposal at first elicited incredulity and humor from politicians in Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States, with former premier Lars Lokke Rasmussen saying: “It must be an April Fool’s Day joke.”
But the mood turned to shock when Trump called off the Sept. 2-3 visit after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of the United States buying Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, “absurd”.
“Total chaos with @realDonaldTrump and cancellation of state visit to Denmark. It has gone from a big opportunity for strengthened dialogue between allies to a diplomatic crisis,” former foreign minister Kristian Jensen, a member of the opposition Liberal Party, said on Twitter.
... I cant help but think Trump has an endgame here, but what is it?
Greenland has rare earth minerals, an important strategic asset these days in the manufacture of electronics.
Don’t you love how these other leaders of countries always think Trump is nuts?
Yet, he is always right, and is playing 3D chess while others are playing 2D chess.
Pass the popcorn.
Yes, he is up to something for sure.
I trust the guy. He has more information than I do and his actions have shown his mind.
Everybody is after him because of what he says. I don’t care about what he says. I care about what he does.
Yes it will be interesting to find out what his plan is/was. I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it yet.
I see this move as an early “walking away” tactic. Denmark did not take his notion to purchase Greenland seriously. This walk away move rather changes the tone - he’s serious. If they don’t want to consider it, then he has more important things to do than chat with Denmark about nothing.