Copenhagen demo in support of Greenland as Trump seeks control of island

(17 Jan 2026)
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Copenhagen, Denmark - 17 January 2026
1. Protesters with Greenland flag
2. Sign reading (English) “American here: No means No”
3. Signs reading (English) "Unite for freedom" and "Make America smart again", zoom to a Greenland flag
4. Protesters, zoom in on sign reading (English) "Hands off" with Denmark and Greenland flags on it too
5. Banner reading (English): "Trump: Your need for megalomaniac legacy needs a psychiatrist not Greenland"
6. Protesters marching
STORYLINE:
Hundreds protested in Denmark's capital Copenhagen on Saturday in support of Greenland, amid US President Donald Trump's insistence that the U.S. should control the self-governing island.

It comes as a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support following Trump's threat to punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. taking over the strategic Arctic island.

Trump for months has insisted that the U.S. should control Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, and said earlier this week that anything less than the Arctic island being in U.S. hands would be “unacceptable.”

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