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For the record denmark is only at 1.35% of gdp for nato spending, we protect europe and only 8 of the 28 nato countries are at the 2% mark, the united states is at a much, much higher level than that. let's bring in retired four-star general jack keane, fox news senior strategic analyst and chairman of the institute of war, great to talk to you today, kicking things off we heard the president criticize nato and here we are the world's richest economies gathering together in the beautiful seaside setting, does the president have a point, should these european allies, many of them meeting right ...

Ukraine. the g-7 is set in france. next year's summit will be hosted by the united states. president trump defending his decision to cancel his trip to denmark pitting blame on the danish prime minister metta frederick son after she called the idea of the u.s. purchasing greenland was absurd. >> i thought the prime minister's statement that it was an absurd idea was nasty. i thought it was an inappropriate statement. all she had to say is, no, we wouldn't be interested. >> the president also took shots at denmark's commitment to nato despite its decades of strong support for u.s.-led militar...

Contributions, from 1.35% closer to 2%, he thought that would always be on the table but now given this context there is a feeling that it will raise eyebrows because denmark does contribute a lot in terms of the military. it has fought alongside of the united states. it has cost denmark dearly. they have just 17,000 personnel. the afghan war was the deadliest to denmark. meanwhile, the secretary spoke to the danish foreign minister trying to smooth things over. it has gone down well. the foreign minister has tweeted saying he appreciated the frank, friendly, constructive talk with pompeo with...

>> please. that's why i have you here. >> since donald trump was elected, we have created 1.35 manufacturing, mining and construction jobs. 1.35 million. we were losing jobs in a lot of those areas. >> and the growth rate has dropped since then. i got a chart for you if you want to see it. >> manufacturing has dropped off. construction, my god, chris. i spend two, three days on the road a week. just look out the window. all you see is construction. we're building things again in america. it's amazing. i got to tell you. every single employer i talk to from the west coast to the east coast. not...

Denmark. preparations were underway. it was an opportunity i think to celebrate denmark's close relationship to the u.s. >> on the way to louisville, kentucky, the president taking another swing at denmark over their contributions to nato. the president tweeting "for the record, denmark is only a 1.35% of gdp for nato spending. they're a very wealthy country and should be at 2%. now, if the united states buying greenland is an absurd idea, it was likely an absurd idea in 1946 when the truman administration actually offered greenland $100 million in gold bullion for greenland. seems historians ...