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In this week’s Tæt på sandheden, Jonatan Spang sends his reporter to a tractor protest to gauge the mood following a favorable deal with the government. Meanwhile, he takes the temperature of tongue-tied politicians who now have to prioritize the ever-increasing mink compensation for an industry that’s not so dead after all. He also drops by Christiansborg to test whether the politicians can figure out how to sort their trash.

In a week where the debate about Greenland has begun to create cracks in the Danish Realm, Jonatan Spang puts Greenlandic politicians under the microscope — politicians who want both independence and Danish-funded welfare. Meanwhile, we naively turn a blind eye to foreign powers' presence in our waters, the police are whitewashing cases in true New Public Management style, and the government wants to spend massive amounts on Danish defense, making an American arms deal look tempting.

In a week where the Greenland saga gained yet another American PR stunt, the Danish Realm was finally united against a common, bumbling enemy. While Jarlov tries to tell Mr. President where to put the furniture, the Home Guard seems to be the last line of defense between Denmark and Putin—until the military manages to procure both ships and sports bras. On the bright side, we can look forward to all the exciting purposes our bomb shelters will serve - besides protection - during these thrilling times of crisis.

This week’s episode starts at DR, where a careless approach to facts is costing credibility in a time of rightward shifts and growing distrust. And while a new world order has shaken Europe, the Danish government is trying to jumpstart a defense effort that, to put it mildly, is dragging its feet. There’s good news for mink farmers, though, who seem to be getting the best of both worlds, and a wolf alert in Oksbøl has sparked yet another round of fact-resistant politics.

Jonatan Spang guides you through the week’s news, where a wild meeting at the White House jolted the EU awake, and hopefully signaled a comeback for the hot dog stand. Still, some American tones are echoing in Denmark, where Alex Vanopslagh has dusted off the saw, while the Minister for Employment is facing backlash for treating adopted children as poorly as immigrants. Fortunately, we have the magical råderum, the ever-reliable budgetary wiggle room that keeps funding the government’s plans. But what exactly is it?

In a week where the election in Greenland ended up being about everything but Trump, the strained Danish Realm might once again bloom like a loveless marriage after an affair. Trump no longer wants to flirt with NATO either, leaving Europe home alone. But where does that leave us? And is Peter Viggo even afraid of anything? Meanwhile, Jonatan takes a closer look at the Danish state’s business ventures, now culminating in a billion-kroner envelope-closing fiasco at PostNord.