Denmark's foreign minister doesn't like foreigners interfering with Greenland's affairs.
That's why he summoned the top U.S. diplomat Mark Stroh to his office recently to read him the riot act.
Stroh was confronted about having at least three people with connections to Trump who were carrying out a covert mission to influence operations in Greenland.
For the record this is the second time an American diplomat had to be summoned by a NATO ally this week. France had called U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to its foreign ministry after a letter he sent to French Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.
What was Stroh's answer to the covert operation when he was called on the carpet to account for the intrusion? "The U.S. government does not control or direct the actions of private citizens." Talk about a cop out. Since when are CIA operatives' private citizens?
To be clear Denmark and Greenland have said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.
Because Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, the citizens of Greenland and Denmark have made it abundantly clear they have no interest in being ruled by an American dictator.
Trump's is interested in taking control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Artic Island. He's even hinted at taking it with military action.
Danish and Greenlandic security forces reported that at least three American nationals with connections to Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in the territory. Their aim was to infiltrate society and promote secession from Denmark, according to Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
The Danish government and the Greenlanders have been watching and listening for the last seven months, and they know what he's capable of.
What's really galling is the cavalier reply that Trump's administration had to say about the situation. "Calm down," was the sarcastic advice they gave Denmark.
I think about the people of Greenland who have been used to having the U.S. as one of their closest allies and their shock over Trump's attempt to take their sovereignty away. Welcome to our world in the good old USA where we are fighting against a demented dictator. It's not pretty.
As it Stands, Trump is a scourge on the planet and a bane of the American people.
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