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Taking action reminiscent of TV series guards, the Danish foreign ministry has created a night watch unit—not guarding against fantasy foes, but to track Donald Trump as Denmark sleeps.

This night monitoring starts at 5 p.m. local time each day and concludes with a summary compiled at 7 a.m., which is then distributed across the Danish government and concerned offices detailing statements made and developments that occurred.

The role is believed to have been introduced in the wake of the bilateral row involving Copenhagen and Washington regarding Greenland earlier this year, when the US president suggested acquiring control of the resource-rich territory.

Observers note that this measure is among multiple examples of how Danish diplomacy and its government administration have had to adjust to the new reality of the Trump's current term.

A source close to the foreign office stated, “It's accurate to say that the circumstances in Greenland and the time zone gap between Denmark and the United States were quite an important factor introducing this system during the earlier months.”

Instead of everybody needing to immediately check their phones to catch up on updates from the United States, the foreign office said it had undertaken a coordinated approach to remain informed on Trump activities.

Jacob Kaarsbo, a former senior analyst at the defense intelligence service, commented that this development showed, “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 common threat perception,” he said. “Trump shares neither of those with us and it can be said he doesn't share it with the majority of Europe.”