Danish officials, who wished to stay anonymous, spoke to the Financial Times after Trump had a call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. They claimed the president was fiery, aggressive, and confrontational, despite the offer to increase Greenland-US cooperation on military bases and natural resources.

Trump made it clear that he was "serious" about acquiring Greenland, but Danish PM Mette Frederiksen rejected the idea outright, stating Denmark was not interested in "selling" the mineral-rich island.

President Trump reportedly held a “fiery” call with Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen over the president’s insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American national

Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, has told U.S. President Donald Trump to "f*** off" after Trump again expressed interest in purchasing the island of Greenland. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email.

In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage. This happened at precisely the moment when Russia, having just lost the Crimean War, was seeking to counterbalance British power in the Pacific. This proved to be the perfect recipe for American expansion in the Arctic.

With help from Nahal Toosi, Joe Gould, John Sakellariadis, Maggie Miller and Daniel Lippman On the day he took office, President DONALD TRUMP insisted that U.S. control of Greenland was necessary for American security.

Donald Trump spoke with the prime minister of Denmark about potentially acquiring Greenland. It did not go well