Denmark has issued a fresh five-word warning to Donald Trump and JD Vance as it refuses to buckle to US pressure over Greenland. Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen warned "you cannot annex another country" during her first visit to the autonomous territory since Trump's fresh threats to take over the world's largest island.

The Trump Administration had ordered French companies with U.S. contracts to comply with its orders banning DEI initiatives.

Mass layoffs began on Tuesday at the Department of Health and Human Services, where up to 10,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs, and on Friday at the IRS, including in its Office of Civil Rights and Compliance. Meanwhile, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency was fired on Thursday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance says Denmark has “underinvested” in Greenland’s security and demands Denmark change its approach as President Donald Trump continues to talk of taking over the Danish territory.

In late March 2025, a video began to circulate supposedly showing the Danish parliament and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen laughing while listening to a recording of U.S. President Donald Trump talking about acquiring Greenland.

Widespread anger over the Trump administration’s push for U.S. ownership of Greenland is prompting shoppers in Denmark to boycott American products and services.

Denmark’s top diplomats stood up to US President Donald Trump over his encroachment on Greenland, effectively ending a policy of quiet diplomacy they had hoped would make the issue go away.