Greenland is an autonomous island country and territory of Denmark. Both the Danish prime minister and Greenlandic premier have said Greenland is not for sale. However, Trump, citing national security matters, has said he believes taking over Greenland would benefit all people.

President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland,

Donald Trump's "deranged" plan to take control of Greenland has been compared to "Germany in the 1940s" by a security expert, who warned the situation is "shaking Europe to its foundation"