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LiberalArkie

(18,944 posts) Wed Aug 27, 2025, 07:25 AM Aug 27

Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland

Source: AP

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island.

Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.

Danish public broadcaster DR reported Wednesday that government and security sources which it didn’t name, as well as unidentified sources in Greenland and the U.S., believe that at least three Americans with connections to Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in the territory.

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Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland (Original Post) LiberalArkie Aug 27 OP

2nd country to do so................... Lovie777 Aug 27 #1

Arrest the 3 people, gab13by13 Aug 27 #2

Charge them hildegaard28 Aug 27 #4

Yup. OldBaldy1701E Aug 27 #7

Exactly. Hornedfrog2000 Aug 27 #8

I would also hope for some kind of incentive to keep their mouths closed. OldBaldy1701E Aug 27 #14

This is the time the Greenlander's just need to beat the shit out of somebody and send them packing. Ray Bruns Aug 27 #3

Tactics: tanyev Aug 27 #5

We need to start prosecuting media Hornedfrog2000 Aug 27 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Emile Aug 27 #6

The list of Greenlanders "opposed to Trump" is basically the entire country. maxsolomon Aug 27 #10

Including the ones who posed with MAGA hats? thought crime Aug 27 #11

Trump has picked Ken Howery, one of the founders of PayPal, as the new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, but he has yet to be riversedge Aug 27 #12

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has long been fascinated with owning and controlling Greenland, spanning from his inte riversedge Aug 27 #13

What with the global warming his demographic and party has caused. Greenland will be a nice place to live LiberalArkie Aug 29 #16

US tells Denmark to 'calm down' over alleged Greenland influence operation LetMyPeopleVote Aug 29 #15

Lovie777

(20,258 posts)

1. 2nd country to do so...................

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 07:36 AM

Aug 27

It will come to a point where US ambassadors will be kicked out.

gab13by13

(29,800 posts)

2. Arrest the 3 people,

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 07:42 AM

Aug 27

Krasnov would come up with a crime.

hildegaard28

(780 posts)

4. Charge them

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 08:38 AM

Aug 27

With spying. Simple enough.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,057 posts)

7. Yup.

Reply to hildegaard28 (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 10:02 AM

Aug 27

Also, attempted overthrow of Greenland's lawfully recognized government.

Don't let the regime here scare you, Denmark! You protect yours, as that orange gibbon would do if this situation were reversed.

Hornedfrog2000

(866 posts)

8. Exactly.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 10:18 AM

Aug 27

We need other countries to send a message, and then democrats need to stand up and say donald trump is a russian spy/asset, and fuck trumpers. They can come with reality, or sit there and shut the fuck up.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,057 posts)

14. I would also hope for some kind of incentive to keep their mouths closed.

Reply to Hornedfrog2000 (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 02:51 PM

Aug 27

I am not sure what, but there needs to be something. Some kind of censure or retaliation that can be done to all those insane MAGAts that keep on being bigoted fucks even when it became impossible to deny the evil that is the rethug party and that orange gibbon.

Maybe go with the 'Escape from New York' idea? Let them take over some city and surrounding area and then wall it off so they can just live their delusions in private and safely away from actual society?

I dunno.

Ray Bruns

(5,600 posts)

3. This is the time the Greenlander's just need to beat the shit out of somebody and send them packing.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 08:06 AM

Aug 27

tanyev

(47,792 posts)

5. Tactics:

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 08:53 AM

Aug 27

One of those people allegedly compiled a list of U.S.-friendly Greenlanders, collected names of people opposed to Trump and got locals to point out cases that could be used to cast Denmark in a bad light in American media. Two others have tried to nurture contacts with politicians, businesspeople and locals, according to the report.

Hornedfrog2000

(866 posts)

9. We need to start prosecuting media

Reply to tanyev (Reply #5)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 10:20 AM

Aug 27

That is complicit in these treasonous behaviors. This goes beyond, both sideism.

Response to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Emile This message was self-deleted by its author.

maxsolomon

(37,356 posts)

10. The list of Greenlanders "opposed to Trump" is basically the entire country.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 11:27 AM

Aug 27

Last edited Wed Aug 27, 2025, 01:07 PM - Edit history (1)

Copying the phone book...

These 4 years are absolutely mortifying.

thought crime

(789 posts)

11. Including the ones who posed with MAGA hats?

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 12:38 PM

Aug 27

What will Trump offer?

riversedge

(77,794 posts)

12. Trump has picked Ken Howery, one of the founders of PayPal, as the new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, but he has yet to be

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 01:22 PM

Aug 27

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/denmark-us-greenland-diplomatic-row-1.7618702

Denmark summons top U.S. diplomat after reports of American influence operations in Greenland
Public broadcaster report indicated 3 Americans with ties to Trump administration raised suspicion
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 27, 2025 6:15 AM CDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen addresses the media on Aug. 19 in Espoo, Finland, at a press conference after a meeting with foreign ministers from Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. (Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa/Reuters)

Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen over Danish intelligence reports that U.S. citizens have been conducting covert influence operations in Greenland, the ministry said on Wednesday.

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..........Neither the broadcaster nor the ministry named the individuals flagged in the intelligence reports.

The U.S. embassy in Copenhagen did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump has picked Ken Howery, one of the founders of PayPal, as the new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, but he has yet to be confirmed by the Senate. The U.S. mission in Copenhagen is currently led by Charge d'affaires Mark Stroh, it said on its website.

riversedge

(77,794 posts)

13. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has long been fascinated with owning and controlling Greenland, spanning from his inte

Reply to riversedge (Reply #12)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 01:27 PM

Aug 27

Link to tweet

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has long been fascinated with owning and controlling Greenland, spanning from his interest in buying the country in 2019, to his recent refusal to rule out taking it by military force. Andrew Chang explores four potential reasons why Trump calls ownership of Greenland 'an absolute necessity.' Images provided by Getty Images, Reuters and The Canadian Press.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/macron-trump-putin-iran-israel-greenland-1.7562021

LiberalArkie

(18,944 posts)

16. What with the global warming his demographic and party has caused. Greenland will be a nice place to live

Reply to riversedge (Reply #13)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:29 AM

Aug 29

in place of the 100 degree winter temp of the South

LetMyPeopleVote

(169,852 posts)

15. US tells Denmark to 'calm down' over alleged Greenland influence operation

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 09:59 AM

Aug 29

US is pissing off Denmark

Link to tweet

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j9l08902eo

The US has told Denmark to "calm down" after the top US diplomat in Copenhagen was summoned over claims that Americans had been conducting covert operations in Greenland.

Denmark's public broadcaster DR quoted sources as saying the aim was to infiltrate society and promote its secession from Denmark to the US, although it was unable to clarify who the men were working for.

A White House official would not confirm an influence campaign was underway, but said: "We think the Danes need to calm down."

Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said "any attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kingdom [of Denmark] will of course be unacceptable".

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