The former U.S. ambassador to Copenhagen has told Newsweek that President Donald Trump has put his "finger in the eye of a great ally" by canceling a state visit to Denmark.
Trump tweeted that he would not go to the Scandinavian country next month because its Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, was not willing to discuss selling Greenland.
The idea was first reported last week and had taken politicians in Denmark, and its immense autonomous territory, by surprise.
For his services, he was awarded the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II.
"Regardless of how you feel about Donald Trump's politics, it's still a special occasion and the alliance means something.
This is not normal behavior… We don't treat friends and allies this way.
Rasmus Jarlov, from Denmark's Conservative People's Party, said that Trump had "insultingly" canceled a visit that "everybody was preparing for." »