Shotlist Copenhagen, Denmark - Jan 7-8, 2026 1. Various of buildings, traffic 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lars Aarup, local resident (partially overlaid with shot 3): "Well, to me it sounds kind of medieval, like something we did in Europe and the rest of the world hundreds and hundreds of years ago. So I don't see it really in today's policy as a thing you can do or will do. It's totally crazy. I can't decide what the American president is going to do, but we can react the way we do, saying 'this is not going to happen, this is totally stupid.'" SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 3. Pedestrians SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Sorensen, local resident: "The Danish prime minister called together all the leaders of the European area, and they have stated clearly this is not acceptable what he is doing. He has to stop that." 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jakob Ruggaard, local resident (ending with shots 6-7): "I believe it's an outrage really. Denmark has been a very good ally for the United States of America, and for Trump to threaten to take over a territory from the Kingdom of Denmark, I think it's just unbelievable. You need to tell bullies like Trump to back off. That's the only language he understands." FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown 6. White House FILE: Washington D.C., USA - May 12, 2020 7. Various of White House FILE: Nuuk, Greenland, Denmark - Jan 17, 2025 8. Various of cityscape, traffic, pedestrians Storyline Danish residents have slammed the United States for its attempts to acquire Greenland as a "totally stupid" and "medieval" move. U.S. President Donald Trump has previously expressed his desire to acquire Greenland, the world's largest island which is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, but serious concerns have now been raised following the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, which saw its president ousted and Trump pledging to "run" the country. On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump and his team are now weighing "a range of options" to acquire Denmark's Greenland, including "utilizing the U.S. military." On the same day, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over Greenland. Residents in the Danish capital Copenhagen say they are outraged by the developments. "To me it sounds kind of medieval, like something we did in Europe and the rest of the world hundreds and hundreds of years ago. So I don't see it really in today's policy as a thing you can do or will do. It's totally crazy. I can't decide what the American president is going to do, but we can react the way we do, saying 'this is not going to happen, this is totally stupid,'" said Lars Aarup, a local resident. "The Danish prime minister called together all the leaders of the European area, and they have stated clearly this is not acceptable what he is doing. He has to stop that," said Dennis Sorensen, another local. "I believe it's an outrage really. Denmark has been a very good ally for the United States of America, and for Trump to threaten to take over a territory from the Kingdom of Denmark, I think it's just unbelievable. You need to tell bullies like Trump to back off. That's the only language he understands," said another resident Jakob Ruggaard. The leaders of seven European countries on Tuesday reaffirmed that Greenland "belongs to its people," stressing that issues concerning Denmark and Greenland must be decided solely by Denmark and Greenland, according to a joint statement. The statement, released by Denmark's Prime Minister's Office, was signed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]