Additional context missing in the NPR: Denmark is the majority owner of the offshore wind company, Ørsted, holding 50.1% of its shares (has to hold a majority by law[0]). This is could be Trump retaliating against or pressurizing the Danish government—likely his ongoing attempt to anschluss Greenland.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ørsted_(company)#Shareholders

edit to add: Moreover, Denmark's foreign minister visited California this Friday, and met with Gavin Newsom[1]—obviously a provocation to Trump, given Newsom's political actions. A connection FT also made[2].

I don't know why I'm being mass-downvoted. This is a perfectly valid theory—it'd be a continuation of a retaliation threat Trump himself made, overtly [3].

[1] https://www.nbcbayarea.com/california-3/newsom-partnership-d... ("Newsom signs partnership with Denmark on climate and tech" (Aug. 22))

[2] https://www.ft.com/content/27bce438-9008-4c46-979a-26217e75a... ( https://archive.is/r2FfQ ) ("Ørsted hit by US stop-work order on Rhode Island wind farm")

[3] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-07/trump-... ("Trump Threatens Denmark With Tariffs Over Greenland" (Jan. 7))

The theory is interesting, but the use of "anschluss" isn't warranted.

You are downvoted, because you are making too much sense, yet you don't have the correct opinion.

> I don't know why I'm being mass-downvoted.

You aren't, and your post hasn't even existed for a tenth of one day, give it at least a week or so to settle out before raising your blood pressure about a score you might've had for a fraction of a moment before it changed.

That said, regardless of the (imo probable) correctness of your theory, commentary about being downvoted runs contrary to HN's posting guidelines, so you might expect downvotes in the future for that alone.