Trump’s persistent territorial ambitions regarding Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, sparked the most significant crisis in NATO’s history since its founding in 1949.
The mayor of Greenland’s capital called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly on Thursday after a failed attempt by a German comedian to hoist the US flag, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
Bavarian comedian Maxi Schafroth, 41, attempted to run the Stars and Stripes up a flagpole near the cultural centre in Nuuk, before he was confronted by angry passers-by.
When questioned, he claimed to be a US official before leaving to disapproving looks from locals, according to an journalist for the AFP news agency who was at the scene.
He was reported to the police and fined, local media said.
Avaaraq Olsen, mayor of Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq district which includes the capital, was outraged.
“Raising a flag at our capital cultural centre, the flag of a military superpower that for weeks has been implying military force against our country, is not a joke,” she said in a statement.
“It is not funny. It is immensely harmful.”
Olsen said Greenlanders, particularly children, were worried and afraid about the current situation.
“When you amplify those fears for content, clicks or laughs, you are not being bold or creative,” she said.
