Donald Trump May Not Understand Greenland Deal, Danish Lawmaker Says

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A Danish lawmaker has questioned whether U.S. President Donald Trump understands the Greenland security agreement his administration negotiated, warning that dealing with an…

A Danish lawmaker has questioned whether U.S. President Donald Trump understands the Greenland security agreement his administration negotiated, warning that dealing with an unpredictable White House carries considerable risks.

Mads Fuglede, of Denmark Democrats, told the Folketing, the Danish Parliament, on Thursday that Copenhagen had secured an agreement with an "unstable counterpart," despite months of extraordinary pressure from Washington.

"You naturally run a risk when you enter into an agreement with a party who, not very long after the agreement, also expresses on social media and elsewhere that he probably hasn't entirely understood what kind of agreement he has entered into," Fuglede said.

He described the Trump administration as one with which it had perhaps never been more difficult to reach binding agreements.

His criticism came as Danish lawmakers began debating a landmark security deal allowing the United States to expand its military presence in Greenland, while explicitly reaffirming Danish sovereignty and the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination.

The agreement, signed by Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on September 22 in New York, followed months of tensions over Trump's ambitions for the strategically important Arctic territory.

The agreement builds on a 1951 defense treaty, permitting expanded American operations at Pituffik Space Base and providing for additional defense areas at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, subject to further arrangements.

It also strengthens NATO cooperation in the Arctic and provides a framework for additional American military facilities, while including provisions covering Greenlandic businesses, environmental protections and sensitive foreign investments.

Despite their criticism of Trump, Danish lawmakers from across the political spectrum welcomed the agreement during Thursday's debate.

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