Archive · 1 Feb 2026
Danes Protest Trump's NATO Remarks
A lot of people in Denmark were upset because the President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that European countries, including Denmark, did not help much in the war in Afghanistan.
Denmark actually sent many soldiers to fight, and 44 of them died.
So, hundreds of Danes, including soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy to show their support for the veterans and to say that Trump's comments were hurtful.
They planted flags with the names of the soldiers who died and asked for an apology.
The Prime Minister of Britain also said that Trump's comments were not nice.
Hundreds of Danes protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen over President Trump's remarks about NATO allies in Afghanistan.
Denmark lost 44 service members in Afghanistan, a significant per capita death toll.
Protesters planted Danish flags with the names of fallen soldiers and demanded an apology from Trump.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Trump's remarks 'insulting and appalling'.
The protest included a moment of silence and the reading of names of Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Who
- Hundreds of Danes, including veterans, protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen.
- What
- The protest was in response to President Donald Trump's remarks about European allies in the Afghanistan war.
- When
- The protest took place on Saturday, January 31.
- Where
- The protest occurred outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Why
- Protesters felt insulted by Trump's comments and demanded an apology for Danish veterans.
- Location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Event
- Protest at U.S. Embassy
- Protesters
- Hundreds of Danes
- Danish Casualties in Afghanistan
- 44 service members killed
- Danish Population
- Less than 2% of U.S. population
- Trump's Remarks
- European allies kept 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan
- British Response
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer called remarks 'insulting and appalling'