The Danish government Sets Up Nighttime Monitoring System to Observe President Trump Following Greenland Row

In a move reminiscent of TV series guards, Denmark's foreign affairs department has initiated a night watch team—not to fend off mythical foes, but to monitor the US president while Denmark is asleep.

This night monitoring starts at 5pm in Denmark daily and concludes with a summary produced at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across the Danish government and relevant agencies covering what was said and developments that occurred.

This position is believed to have been established in the wake of the diplomatic dispute involving Copenhagen and Washington regarding Greenland this spring, when the US president suggested acquiring control of the resource-rich territory.

Observers note that this initiative is among multiple examples of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adjust to the new reality of the second Trump administration.

A source close to the foreign office stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in the region and the time difference separating Denmark and the US were quite an important reason prompting this system during the earlier months.”

Rather than everybody having to promptly check their devices to catch up on updates from the United States, the ministry explained it had made a coordinated approach to stay updated on Trump activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this move demonstrated, “as long understood,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's largest and most important ally was dead. “Alliances are founded on common values and a common threat perception,” he said. “The president lacks both of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”