One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it’d be the first Trump would pick a

Denmark has reportedly reached out to the Trump transition team seeking to meet about the future of Greenland.

During his visit to Israel on Monday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen delivered a statement stating that Denmark recognized that the U.S. had security interests in the Arctic and was ready to discuss with them the incoming administration of president-elect Donald Trump.

To borrow an ancient Greek metaphor, the ship of state has reversed course under President-elect Donald Trump. In a joint news conference with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Friday, Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede insisted that the people of Greenland desire independence,