Everybody in Denmark, from the politicians and the MSM to the rest of the population, seems giddy. Giddy over what? A deal over Greenland? That, plus the fact that they bested, or even fooled, Donald Trump!
In Danish media outlets (as in American MSM ones), news of the Greenland agreement is being presented as a victory for Denmark — and even a defeat for Donald Trump. "Shhh: Don't Mention to Trump that It Is the Kingdom of Denmark that Has Triumphed," whispers in Berlingske Tidende.
Again, if you are a leftist or live in a leftist society — whether in the USA or abroad — there is not a grain of gratitude — ever — in your soul, a soul harboring nothing but resentment, outrage, and mockery.
It was surreal to listen to talking heads on Danish TV during and after the signing of the agreement in New York on Tuesday as it was invariably presented, again and again, as, "Thank God for the White House advisors who managed to persuade their unbalanced boss to tone down his demands."
And although Mette Frederiksen presented President Trump as a true friend of Denmark, Greenland, Europe, and NATO, this was presented as being merely diplomatic (perhaps not wrongly, by the way) in a sophomoric way while the drama queens proceeded to duly warn us not to forget that this dangerous foe had two more years in the Oval Office. Meanwhile, the Danish television studio kept trying to get their UN correspondent to ask Trump whether he ever really intended to use troops to invade the Danish island.
As I have repeated time and again over the past ten years, no one — and certainly not a member of the media (whether inside or outside the US, whether American or foreign) — should ever speak publicly about Donald Trump unless they have read his book, The Art of the Deal.
The truth is that the US President achieved exactly what he wanted; this businessman's books state clearly that one begins with an extreme position (nothing more than the age-old tradition of haggling) — one that startles, destabilizes, and agitates the opponent — before arriving at the conclusion Trump was secretly aiming for all along.
Donald Trump states on Truth Social that he has secured a good deal with Greenland and Denmark, while Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen describes it as "a binding agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, and thereby also our shared security within NATO and Europe."
Doesn't that sound like a win-win? Shouldn't POTUS47 get a modicum of praise for that win-win? (Or, as Greenland’s Jens Frederik Nielsen calls it, a win-win-win.)
(Incidentally, what you are reading now is the English version of an article I am trying to place in the Danish media.)
People often ask me how on earth I can not dislike — or at least find myself defending — such a repulsive oaf as Donald Trump. Shouldn't I, like millions of Danes, loathe that bully or be scared shitless
of him? (Especially given my family connection to Aksel Svane, the Danish Governor of Greenland who welcomed American warships and troops to Godthåb/Nuuk in 1941 — before the US was even drawn into World War II by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.)
My answer has always been the same: Trump has (had) no intention of annexing Greenland. (Mind you, if Copenhagen had been willing to sell the island, it would have been a bonus Trump surely would hardly have turned down.) When Donald Trump has spoken over the last seven years about buying or annexing Greenland, he isn't addressing the Danes, nor the Greenlanders. No. He is speaking to the Chinese.
As I wrote in the spring in a lengthy treatise — What No One Tells You About Trump, Denmark, and Greenland (a six-part series in Danish) — when Donald Trump first announced in 2019 that he wanted to buy Greenland, he was immediately ridiculed by Denmark's leaders, politicians, and media. What a fool! What on earth is he smoking?! The kindest politicians remarked — as Mark Steyn writes — that Trump's "obsession with Greenland" is "so bewildering."
And yet, it was not at all a case of a fantasy or a delusion appearing out of thin air; to understand how it all began, one actually has to go back to 2017. Back then, the island’s Prime Minister flew to Beijing to ask the Chinese (and their China Communications Construction Company) to help build or expand one or more airports.
We were all fortunate that the Prime Minister at the time was Lars Løkke Rasmussen and that the current Foreign Minister immediately vetoed the project.
Say what you will about Trump, say what you will about what are termed his tall tales (alleged or true); by overlooking that 2017 affair — hardly a trivial episode, given that the project was nothing less than "the most expensive infrastructure project in Greenland's history" — while demonizing the "demented" Trump, they did something astonishing (and for once, let’s not sugarcoat it): They lied to the Americans, they lied to the international community, they lied to the Danes, and they lied to themselves.
Full story at these two hyperlinks:
• Bombshell Revelation! Lexington Institute Explains the Exact Event Which Caused Trump 45 to Want to Acquire Greenland; ADDENDUM: Here Is What Is Wrong with Greenland's Status Quo
• NOT SO DELUSIONAL — The Donroe Doctrine and Beijing's "Polar Silk Road": Last Month, a Report by None Other than Danish Intelligence Itself Warned About the Russian and Chinese Threats to Greenland and the Arctic
Incidentally, given that the Copenhagen veto caused the government in Nuuk to collapse, what does that say about "the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination" when a Nuuk government falls apart because those Greenlanders would rather strike deals with Beijing's communists than with the elected officials of Copenhagen (or, for that matter, Washington)?
If a Dane cannot see the difference between the USA and China — when Beijing's assistance amounts to a Trojan Horse, according to The Economist, which adds that China and Russia have chilling plans for the Arctic — this is how Beijing's strategy works:
Beijing approaches a country with limited resources—mainly, but not exclusively, in Asia and Africa—and offers them very good deals regarding investments. When the country cannot pay its bills, the offer turns out to be a Trojan Horse, with Beijing taking over all or part of a city's infrastructure.
Isn't it reminiscent of the Cold War, where the US and the USSR were described as "equally bad"? Now comes the worst comparison to the Cold War: A key argument of the All-Holy Peacemakers, who said that more understanding of the Kremlin's position had to be shown, explaining that the "Soviet state and its vassals" were acceptable because it was understandable that the Russians simply wanted control over their "near abroad" (then also the members of the Warsaw Pact). How is it different from what Donald Trump has sought since 2019, albeit for completely different reasons (which also have to do with Moscow's and Beijing's threats) and regarding a different continent?
Doesn't it all remind you of the same ostrich policy during the Cold War — perhaps it should rather be called Denmark's Hygge mentality — where Denmark's typical jokers laughed at American fears of communism and said "Don't worry", that there was no danger whatsoever from the Soviet Union?
"Donald Trump says on Truth that he has got a good agreement with Greenland and Denmark," the aforementioned writes further. "He has that too — but Greenland remains part of the Kingdom." Whether he does or says, whatever he doesn't do or say, the derision for Donald Trump remains as strong as before; never do we see thee slightest amount of doubt that perhaps he was not the diabolical scoundrel he is described as, that perhaps he never thought of the Danes or the Greenlanders as enemies, and that in reality he did not want Greenland at all to begin with.
No, it is not a victory for Denmark and a defeat for Donald Trump. It is a defeat for Beijing and Moscow and a victory for the entire West. Who is to thank for that? 
As Matt Morse reports on X (Stephen Green comments that "GREENLAND WILL EFFECTIVELY BECOME A US PROTECTORATE" if not a… "Protrumptorate") in response (bold added by me) to the mainstream media charge charge (Danish as well as American) that “Trump’s new deal with Greenland is exactly the same as the old one!” (not with Orangeland),“Trump’s new deal with Greenland is exactly the same as the old one!” Not true at all. Key new details: Duration: The 1951 deal lasted only as long as NATO existed and Greenland remained part of NATO. Trump’s 2026 deal lasts indefinitely, even if NATO implodes or Greenland becomes independent. New Military Bases: In the 1951 deal, the U.S. could establish “defense areas” in Greenland only if Denmark gave the go-ahead. In Trump’s 2026 deal, the U.S. can establish military installations as it sees fit, with or without Denmark’s approval. Third Countries: In the 1951 deal, Denmark retained the right to allow foreign nations, like China, to establish a presence in Greenland. Trump’s 2026 deal explicitly forbids foreign nations from doing anything in Greenland without U.S. approval. Foreign Investments: The 1951 deal placed no restrictions on foreign nations making investments in Greenland, such as port build-outs, critical mineral mining, or undersea cable installations. Trump’s 2026 deal requires U.S. approval before foreign nations can invest in Greenland. Simply put, Trump’s new Greenland deal is an absolutely massive geopolitical accomplishment, further establishing America’s dominance over the Western Hemisphere.
— Matt Morse (@MattMorseTV) September 18, 2026
Not true at all. Key new details:
Duration: The 1951 deal lasted only as long as NATO existed and Greenland remained part of NATO. Trump’s 2026 deal lasts indefinitely, even if NATO implodes or Greenland becomes independent.
New Military Bases: In the 1951 deal, the U.S. could establish “defense areas” in Greenland only if Denmark gave the go-ahead. In Trump’s 2026 deal, the U.S. can establish military installations as it sees fit, with or without Denmark’s approval.
Third Countries: In the 1951 deal, Denmark retained the right to allow foreign nations, like China, to establish a presence in Greenland. Trump’s 2026 deal explicitly forbids foreign nations from doing anything in Greenland without U.S. approval.
Foreign Investments: The 1951 deal placed no restrictions on foreign nations making investments in Greenland, such as port build-outs, critical mineral mining, or undersea cable installations. Trump’s 2026 deal requires U.S. approval before foreign nations can invest in Greenland.
Simply put, Trump’s new Greenland deal is an absolutely massive geopolitical accomplishment, further establishing America’s dominance over the Western Hemisphere.
“Trump’s new deal with Greenland is exactly the same as the old one!” Not true at all. Key new details: Duration: The 1951 deal lasted only as long as NATO existed and Greenland remained part of NATO. Trump’s 2026 deal lasts indefinitely, even if NATO implodes or Greenland becomes independent. New Military Bases: In the 1951 deal, the U.S. could establish “defense areas” in Greenland only if Denmark gave the go-ahead. In Trump’s 2026 deal, the U.S. can establish military installations as it sees fit, with or without Denmark’s approval. Third Countries: In the 1951 deal, Denmark retained the right to allow foreign nations, like China, to establish a presence in Greenland. Trump’s 2026 deal explicitly forbids foreign nations from doing anything in Greenland without U.S. approval. Foreign Investments: The 1951 deal placed no restrictions on foreign nations making investments in Greenland, such as port build-outs, critical mineral mining, or undersea cable installations. Trump’s 2026 deal requires U.S. approval before foreign nations can invest in Greenland. Simply put, Trump’s new Greenland deal is an absolutely massive geopolitical accomplishment, further establishing America’s dominance over the Western Hemisphere.
— Matt Morse (@MattMorseTV) September 18, 2026
@MattMorseTV https://t.co/2CidkblOXT
— StormyT 🌿 (@OutLikeA_Lamb) September 18, 2026


































