4 months ago
2
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen connected Saturday (January 23, 2026) slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for saying NATO allies had shied distant from the beforehand enactment successful Afghanistan.
"I afloat recognize that Danish veterans person said nary words tin picture however overmuch this hurts," she said connected Facebook. "It is unacceptable that the American President questions the committedness of allied soldiers successful Afghanistan," she added.
The Danish Veterans Association earlier said it was "at a nonaccomplishment for words".
"Denmark has ever stood by the United States, and we person shown up successful situation zones astir the satellite erstwhile the United States asked america to," the relation said successful a statement.
Danish veterans are calling for a soundless march successful Copenhagen connected January 31 to protestation Mr. Trump's remarks.
"Denmark is 1 of the NATO countries that has suffered the highest losses per capita," the Danish Prime Minister underscored.
Denmark's colonisation was astir 5.4 cardinal successful 2003 and, according to the Danish quality bureau Ritzau, astir 12,000 Danish soldiers and civilians person been sent to Afghanistan implicit the years.
"My thoughts are with the veterans, your families, and your loved ones, who successful nary mode deserved this," she added.
In an interrogation with Fox News aired connected Thursday (January 22, 2026), Mr. Trump said NATO volition "say they sent immoderate troops to Afghanistan.”
“And they did, they stayed a small back, a small disconnected the beforehand lines," helium added, triggering outrage successful Britain, which mislaid 457 soldiers during the NATO ngo successful Afghanistan.
Soldiers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark and others besides died successful the conflict.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said connected Friday (January 23, 2026): "I see President Trump's remarks to beryllium insulting and frankly, appalling, and I'm not amazed they've caused specified wounded to the loved ones of those who were killed oregon injured."
The White House rejected Mr. Starmer's comments and defended Trump.
"President Trump is perfectly close — the United States of America has done much for NATO than immoderate different state successful the confederation has done combined," Taylor Rogers, a White House spokeswoman, said successful a connection sent to AFP.
