The Danish government Sets Up Nighttime Monitoring Operation to Observe President Trump Following Greenland Row

Taking action inspired by fictional watches, the Danish foreign affairs department has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—not guarding against mythical threats, but to track Donald Trump while Copenhagen sleeps.

This night monitoring starts at 5pm in Denmark each day and concludes with a report produced at 7 a.m., which is then circulated across government departments and relevant agencies detailing statements made and events that occurred.

The role is understood to have been introduced following the bilateral row between Copenhagen and the US regarding the Arctic island earlier this year, when the US president suggested acquiring control of the strategic island.

Analysts point out that this initiative is one of several examples of how Denmark's foreign policy and its civil service have had to adapt to the new reality of the second Trump administration.

A source familiar with the foreign office remarked, “It is fair to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time zone gap between Denmark and the US were a significant reason prompting this arrangement in the spring.”

Rather than everybody needing to immediately check their phones to catch up on updates from the United States, the foreign office explained it had undertaken a coordinated approach to remain informed on Trump activities.

An expert, a former senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, stated that this move showed, “as we have always known,” that the idea of the US as Denmark's largest and most important partner was dead. “Partnerships are founded on common values and a common threat perception,” Kaarsbo said. “Trump shares neither of those with Denmark and it can be said he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”