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    Trump Has Defected

    The president crossed an important line when he canceled a meeting with the Danish prime minister.
    by Thomas Wright Aug 21, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Lucas Jackson / Reuters

    Yesterday, President Donald Trump a meeting with the new Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, because she refuses to discuss the sale of Greenland. Greenland used to be a Danish colony but now belongs to the people of Greenland—the Danish government could not sell the island even if it wanted to. Trump likely did not know that Denmark is one of America’s most reliable allies. Danish troops, for example, fought alongside U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and suffered 50 fatalities, and Danish forces were

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