U.S. President Donald Trump has cancelled an official visit to Denmark following the Scandinavian nation's rejection of his wish to buy Greenland, the world's largest island.
Leading politicians in Denmark have branded Donald Trump"childish" and"erratic" after the U.S. president cancelled a planned visit to the Scandinavian nation.to the United States. Trump had been invited by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark for a two-day visit on September 2-3 and preparations for an official presidential visit were well underway.
The President announced the cancellation on Twitter:"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," he said, adding that he wanted to reschedule his visit.
The announcement came as a surprise to many, including Carla Sands, U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. Just hours before,Trump is referring to the response from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who called the idea of a sale"." She has not yet commented on the cancellation, but other Danish politicians have not been so silent.
Others are more pleased. Søren Espersen, deputy chairman of the anti-immigration Danish People's Party, said on Twitter that he now sees no reason at all why Trump should come to Denmark, adding"we are concerned with other things."Media and politicians in Denmark and Greenland were quick to mock the U.S. president when reports emerged last week that he was interested in acquiring the world's largest island.
Rasmus Jarlov, the former Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, called Trump's assumption that parts of Denmark are for sale"insulting." Yet the potential acquisition, which Trump described as a"real estate deal," is not without precedent.In March 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H.
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