As far as President Trump's enemies go, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen might be the oddest choice of all.
Trump's decision to cancel his scheduled visit to Denmark next month because she is not interested "in discussing the purchase of Greenland" is pique Trump as is his characterization of Frederiksen as "nasty".
David Frum has speculated that the real motivation for Trump cancelling his event is the impending visit of former President Obama later in the month. A visit which would likely draw bigger crowds and be more warmly received.
While this is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility, it is nevertheless curious given Frederiksen's rise to power in last May's elections. Although a Social Democrat, Frederiksen campaigned on a decidedly anti-immigration platform which included calling for a cap on “non-western immigrants”, the resettlement of all asylum seekers to North Africa and for all immigrants to be forced to work 37 hours a week in exchange for benefits. Last year, Frederiksen called Islam a barrier to integration. With positions like these one would have thought Trump would have sought out Frederiksen as an ally on the question of immigration.
Instead, Trump has given Frederiksen the sort of treatment he reserves for anyone not named Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-un and has turned Frederiksen into an international sympathetic figure. I do wonder how quick The Left will distance themselves from Frederiksen once they discover what she actually believes.
Still, it is bizarre that Trump would entertain the idea of buying Greenland much less cancel a meeting with its Prime Minister over it. It could be worse though. As Ted Cruz said in February 2016, “I mean, we’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark." Well, Trump has gone all nuclear on Denmark where it concerns Twitterverse.
Whatever Trump's motivations, none of this is inspiring confidence. The 25th Amendment has been floated from time to time and will undoubtedly be floated again, but it isn't really feasible. November 2020 cannot come soon enough. Although by then it could be too late. In which case, there's something rotten in America. Sadly, it is fitting that this act of this tragedy is taking place in Denmark.
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