Greenland on Monday stressed that it was not for sale, after Donald Trump again suggested he wanted the United States to take control of the strategic island that holds major mineral and oil reserves.

At first, he joked about Canada being an additional US state. Since, he has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal. He also reiterated a desire from his first term to own the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, which is not for sale.

Greenland's leader on Monday responded to President-elect Trump suggesting the U.S. should take ownership of the autonomous territory that's part of the kingdom of Denmark by making clear it's not for sale.

Greenland’s prime minister said Monday the autonomous island is not for sale after President-elect Trump said owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity” for the U.S. “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale,

President-elect Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland is not going over well with the autonomous territory’s government. The island’s prime minister was defiant in the face of the president-elect’s demands Sunday that owning the island was an “absolute necessity” for the United States.

Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the "ownership and control" of the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.

President-elect Donald Trump has had his eyes to the north recently, with comments made about making Canada the 51 st state and most recently revisiting the idea of buying Greenland. Trump mentioned the purchase of Greenland in 2019,