President Donald Trump wants to seize control of Greenland, a move that would both violate international law and be against the wishes of Greenland itself.
The governments of both Greenland and Denmark have both stated that only they have the right to make decisions on Greenland's future.
But Trump has made it clear in recent days that he wants to annex Greenland, an autonomous part of the Danish Kingdom.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she believes Trump is serious about seizing the territory, while Greenland's government leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen has called for Trump to stop making threats against the country.
With Trump's threats seemingly escalating a diplomatic crisis between the three countries, where does this leave US nationals who live in Denmark?
We asked our American readers in Denmark for their thoughts. While many expressed shock and outrage at the Trump administration's threats to Greenland, others agreed with and supported their government's goals.
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Samantha from New York, living in Copenhagen, said she is "outraged, embarrassed, and concerned."
"I stand by Greenland and its people who do not deserve to be a pawn in trump’s imperialist game.
"More selfishly, as someone working hard to fit in with Danish culture and build a community, I worry that my government’s actions will only make that more difficult," she wrote.
Another New Yorker in Copenhagen, Vince, said that he was "tired of having to talk about America" with Danes and felt "pretty terrible" about the situation.
Many of the readers who got in touch said that Danes treat them the same way now as they did prior to the current Trump presidency, and do not seem more standoffish or angry as a result of the tension between the countries.
An exception to this was Jeff Gingold from Bainbridge Island, Washington, who now lives in Copenhagen, who said current events remind him "of when Nixon was president during the Vietnam War."
"I feel angry and embarrassed. The guy is nuts," Jeff said in reference to Trump.
Ty Murphy in Copenhagen said he had noticed "a little bit of awkwardness" from Danes, "but nothing negative so far."
"But the rightful disdain for the US is clear, and understandable," he said.
"Furious. There is no national security [justification, ed.], just like there was no weapons of mass destruction. The USA doesn't go to war for anything other than resources," an anonymous reader who moved from Colorado to west Zealand wrote.
"It is not necessary to annex Greenland as a US territory when they could mine through commercial agreements and enlarge the military base as they feel compelled to do through a defence agreement," agreed another reader, Ed of Frederiksberg, a Canadian who lived in the US for 21 years.
"This is insanity. President Trump is a clear and present danger not just to my country, and not just to Denmark, but to the world," wrote Wayne, who lives in Hørsholm.
"We Americans abroad must do everything we can to protest, agitate, and press for immediate change before catastrophic damage is done to global security because of one man," he added.
"We must also remember to be an example of who Americans really are, and remind our neighbors that the majority of us, of all political persuasions, are still the good people they have come to depend on over the last 80 years, and we are firmly against all unprovoked US aggression toward any state, especially Denmark and our other NATO allies," Wayne said.
Not all Americans in Denmark oppose Trump's strategy of annexing Greenland.
"Annex it ASAP," wrote Alex Tom Benzer in Copenhagen, arguing the move is needed "to secure the American borders and strengthen the US hold in Northern hemisphere."
Alex said he was unconcerned about the issue changing the views of Danes towards Americans.
"US is too big to consider thoughts and perceptions of Danes in general," he wrote.
"We feel if Greenland would become annexed with the United States it may be a good thing," said David Strauss from New York, who now lives in Gentofte and has been in Denmark for seven years.
"We think that Greenland would only benefit. They would still be Greenland but have all the benefits with the greatest free country in the world," he said.
A survey conducted in early 2025 revealed an overwhelming majority of Greenlanders oppose annexation by the United States. A majority also favours long-term independence from Denmark.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the survey. If you didn't get a chance to comment, share your views in the comments section below.
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