Clay Masters

Thousands of people marched to the U.S.

embassy.

It was peaceful, but there was a lot of passion.

I saw a lot of Greenland flags.

I saw a lot of red hats that said, make America go away.

Charlotte Holm, who's from Copenhagen and has family in Greenland, said she's worried about what happens to NATO if Trump gets what he wants.

And to be clear, this is a big topic of conversation here outside of the protest itself.

I talked to William Bruce, a 22-year-old law student, and he shared how he felt when he first heard of Trump's plan to acquire Greenland.

And he says to see the U.S.

perhaps throw away that cooperation is shocking.

Thank you.

Democratic U.S.

Representatives Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison were initially allowed into the facility.

But Omar says it was not long before officials said they were no longer allowed access to the building.

The lawmakers say they were told their denial is because the facility was funded by the Big Beautiful Bill Act, which they dispute.

For NPR News, I'm Clay Masters in Minneapolis.

Yeah, I mean, we've been covering those criminal cases, not just about daycare facilities, but also fraud tied to Medicaid, cases that have led to convictions.

But

This latest move from the Trump administration started over the Christmas holiday when an online influencer with ties to the MAGA world alleged that several daycare centers run by Somali immigrants were taking public money without providing care.

The man can be seen going up to various centers, knocking on doors, and asking to see the children that go to the daycare centers.