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Old 08-21-2019, 06:22 AM
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Question Denmark shocked by Trump's snub, says cancellation over Greenland is slight to queen,

Denmark shocked by Trump's snub, says cancellation over Greenland is slight to queen, key NATO ally
By: Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - 8-21-19
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen briefs the media during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Danish leaders said Wednesday they’re shocked by President Trump’s decision to cancel his September visit over their refusal to negotiate the sale of Greenland, saying it caught them off guard and is a personal affront to their queen.

“Total chaos with @realDonaldTrump and cancellation of the state visit [to Denmark]. It has gone from a great opportunity for enhanced dialogue between allies to a diplomatic crisis,” tweeted Kristian Jensen, a Liberal Party member of Denmark’s parliament.

Others cast it as a slight to their royal house. Queen Margrethe II had personally invited Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump for a visit with her majesty and Denmark’s political and business leaders.

“President Trump cancels his visit to Denmark on Twitter because we do not want to sell Greenland … a rude behavior to the Danish people and the Queen who has invited,” Pia Kjaersgaard, a high-profile Danish politician, said in a translated version of a Twitter post.

Lene Balleby, a spokeswoman for the royal house, told the Associated Press that news of the cancellation came as a “surprise.”

Mr. Trump said Tuesday evening on Twitter that he would delay his Sept. 2-3 visit because of the prime minister’s lack of interest in selling Greenland, an autonomous Danish possession.

“Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette
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