Denmark Sets Up Nighttime Watch Operation to Track Trump Following Arctic Dispute

In a move reminiscent of fictional watches, Denmark's foreign affairs department has initiated a night watch unit—not guarding against fantasy threats, but to track the US president while Denmark sleeps.

This night monitoring begins at 5pm local time each day and ends with a summary produced at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across government departments and relevant offices covering what was said and developments taking place.

This position is understood to have been established following the bilateral row involving Denmark and Washington regarding the Arctic island this spring, when the US president suggested taking control of the resource-rich territory.

Observers note that this initiative is among several instances of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adapt to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

A source familiar with the ministry stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in Greenland and the time zone gap between Copenhagen and the United States was quite an important factor introducing this arrangement during the spring.”

Instead of all staff needing to immediately check their devices to catch up on updates from the United States, the ministry said it had undertaken a collective effort to stay updated on Trump actions.

An expert, a former chief analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this move showed, “as long understood,” that the idea of the US as Denmark's primary partner was dead. “Partnerships are founded on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “The president shares neither of those with Denmark and I would argue he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”