Danish veterans protest outside US Embassy over Trump administration's Greenland plans

Source: AP

Updated 1:08 PM EST, January 31, 2026


COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Hundreds of Danish veterans — many of whom fought alongside U.S. troops — and thousands of supporters staged a silent protest Saturday outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen in response to the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland and Trump’s belittling of their combat contributions.

Veterans first gathered at Copenhagen’s Kastellet historic fortress, which includes a public park and places still used by the Danish military, and then marched to the nearby U.S. Embassy, carrying several large Danish flags.

“Denmark has always stood side by side with the USA — and we have showed up in the world’s crisis zones when the USA has asked us to. We feel let down and ridiculed by the Trump Administration, which is deliberately disregarding Denmark’s combat side by side with the USA,” Danish Veterans & Veteran Support, the organizers of the protest said in a statement.

“Words cannot describe how much it hurts us that Denmark’s contributions and sacrifices in the fight for democracy, peace and freedom are being forgotten in the White House,” it said. Before observing several minutes of silence, attendees ceremoniously planted 52 Danish flags outside the U.S. Embassy. The flags bore the names of the 52 Danish servicemen who lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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