Trump treasury secretary brands Denmark ‘irrelevant’ as Greenland row deepens

Scott Bessent’s barb against Nato ally follows claims Danish pension funds could disinvest in US government debt market

US president Donald Trump, left, and Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary. Picture: Yuri Gripas/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Donald Trump’s treasury secretary has dismissed Denmark as “irrelevant” in his administration’s latest attack on a traditional US ally, as world leaders in Davos prepare for the president’s arrival in the Swiss ski resort.

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Scott Bessent brushed aside claims that European investors, such as Denmark’s pension funds, might pull out of the market for US government debt in retaliation for Mr Trump’s attempt to annex Greenland.