Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "'Yes."On Friday, the prime minister of Greenland -- a semiautonomous Arctic territory that isn't part of the EU but whose 56,000 residents are EU citizens, as part of Denmark -- said its people don't want to be Americans but that he's open to greater cooperation with the U.S."Cooperation is about dialogue," leader Múte B. Egede said.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the U.S. "our closest ally" and said: "We have to stand together.
45% : But many European leaders -- who've learned to expect the unexpected from Trump and have seen that actions don't always follow his words -- have been measured in their response, with some taking a nothing-to-see-here view rather than vigorously defend European Union member Denmark.
38% : Several officials in Europe -- where governments depend on U.S. trade, energy, investment, technology, and defense cooperation for security -- emphasized their belief that Trump has no intention of marching troops into Greenland.
29% : "European security analysts agreed there's no real likelihood of Trump using the military against NATO ally Denmark, but nevertheless expressed profound disquiet.
23% : German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pushed back -- but carefully, saying "borders must not be moved by force" and not mentioning Trump by name.

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