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highplainsdem

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Sat Jan 31, 2026, 11:44 AM 2 hrs ago

Veterans protest at US embassy over Trump's Greenland threats

Source: Independent

Hundreds of Danish veterans, many of whom served alongside American forces, staged a silent protest on Saturday outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen.

The demonstration was a direct response to the Trump administration's suggestions of acquiring Greenland and what they perceive as a dismissal of their combat contributions.

"Denmark has always stood side by side with the USA — and we have showed up in the world’s crisis zones when the USA has asked us to,” Danish Veterans & Veteran Support said.

“We feel let down and ridiculed by the Trump administration, which is deliberately disregarding Denmark’s combat side by side with the USA.”

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-greenland-denmark-veterans-protest-b2911481.html

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Veterans protest at US embassy over Trump's Greenland threats (Original Post) highplainsdem 2 hrs ago OP
Slob is an international disgrace, to say the least. SheltieLover 1 hr ago #1
I'm sorry, Danish vets, Bayard 1 hr ago #2
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