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Former Danish PM responds to Trump tweet criticizing Denmark
Last Updated: 2019-08-22 20:37 | Xinhua
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Lars Lokke Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark until June 2019 has stepped into U.S. President Donald Trump's row with Denmark.

In a tweet Wednesday night, Trump continued his attacks on Denmark with criticism of the financial side of the Scandinavian country's contribution to NATO.

"For the record, Denmark is only at 1.35% of GDP for NATO spending. They are a wealthy country and should be at 2%. We protect Europe and yet, only 8 of the 28 NATO countries are at the 2% mark. The United States is at a much, much higher level than that...." tweeted the American president.

U.S. President Donald Trump criticizes Denmark for being short on NATO spending in a tweet on Wednesday.

In response, Rasmussen tweeted back: "And - as I told you at the NATO Summit in Bruxelles last year - we have had (proportionally) exactly the same numbers of casualties in Afghanistan as the US. We always stand firm and ready - so we will not accept that our defense willingness is only about percentages."

Donald Trump said Tuesday a scheduled meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been postponed after she stonewalled his unofficial bid to purchase Greenland.

In a stern response, Frederiksen called the idea "absurd," triggering a backlash from Trump.

(Editor:富博)

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Former Danish PM responds to Trump tweet criticizing Denmark
Source:Xinhua | 2019-08-22 20:37
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