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Taking action inspired by TV series guards, Denmark's foreign ministry has initiated a nighttime monitoring team—far from to fend off mythical threats, but to track the US president as Copenhagen sleeps.

This night watch begins at 5pm local time daily and ends with a summary produced at 7 a.m., which is then circulated across government departments and concerned agencies detailing statements made and events taking place.

This position is understood to have been established in the wake of the diplomatic row involving Copenhagen and the US over Greenland earlier this year, when the American leader threatened taking control of the strategic territory.

Observers note that this initiative is among multiple instances of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adjust to the new reality of the second Trump administration.

A source familiar with the ministry stated, “It's accurate to say that the situation in Greenland and the time difference between Copenhagen and the United States was quite an important reason prompting this system during the earlier months.”

Instead of everybody having to promptly check their phones to catch up on updates from the United States, the ministry explained it had made a coordinated approach to stay updated on Trump activities.

An expert, a former senior analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency, commented that this development demonstrated, “as we have always known,” that the notion of the US as Denmark's primary ally was dead. “Alliances are built on common values and a mutual view of threats,” he said. “Trump lacks both of those with Denmark and I would argue he doesn't share it with most Europeans.”