🔗 Share this article The Danish government Sets Up Nighttime Monitoring System to Track President Trump After Arctic Dispute Taking action reminiscent of fictional guards, Denmark's foreign affairs department has created a night watch unit—far from to fend off mythical threats, but to track the US president as Denmark sleeps. This night monitoring begins at 5pm local time daily and concludes with a report compiled at 7 a.m., which is then distributed throughout government departments and concerned offices detailing statements made and developments that occurred. The role is believed to have been introduced in the wake of the bilateral dispute between Copenhagen and Washington regarding Greenland earlier this year, when the American leader suggested acquiring control of the strategic territory. Observers note that this initiative is among multiple examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adapt to the new reality of the Trump's current term. A source close to the foreign office remarked, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in the region and the time difference separating Copenhagen and the US were a significant reason prompting this arrangement in the earlier months.” Rather than everybody having to immediately reach for their devices to catch up on news from the United States, the foreign office said it had made a coordinated approach to remain informed on Trump actions. An expert, a former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this development showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the United States as Denmark's primary partner was dead. “Partnerships are founded on shared principles and a mutual view of threats,” he added. “Trump lacks both of those with us and I would argue he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”