Denmark Establishes Special Watch System to Track Trump Following Greenland Row

In a move inspired by fictional watches, the Danish foreign ministry has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—not guarding against mythical threats, but to track the US president as Copenhagen sleeps.

The night monitoring begins at 5 p.m. local time daily and ends with a report produced at 7am, which is then circulated throughout government departments and relevant agencies covering statements made and developments taking place.

The role is believed to have been established in the wake of the bilateral dispute involving Denmark and Washington regarding Greenland earlier this year, when the US president suggested taking control of the strategic territory.

Observers point out that this measure is one of several examples of how Danish diplomacy and its civil service have had to adapt to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

A source close to the ministry stated, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time zone gap between Denmark and the US was a significant factor introducing this arrangement in the earlier months.”

Rather than everybody having to immediately reach for their devices to stay informed on updates from the United States, the foreign office said it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on Trump activities.

An expert, a former chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this development demonstrated, “as long understood,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's largest and most important partner was dead. “Alliances are founded on common values and a mutual view of threats,” Kaarsbo added. “Trump lacks both of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”