President Donald Trump said he believes the United States will take control of Greenland, after showing renewed interest in acquiring the self-governing Danish territory in recent weeks.
“I think we'll get it,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday, adding that the island's 56,000 residents “want to be with us.”
His comments come after reports that Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen insisted Greenland was not for sale in a fiery phone call with the president last week.
Trump first raised the possibility of purchasing the region during his first term in 2019, and said US control of Greenland was an “absolute necessity” for international security.
“I think people want to be with us,” Trump said in the press room aboard Air Force One.
He added: “I don't really know what Denmark's demand for this is, but it would be a very unfriendly act if they didn't allow this to happen because it's to protect the free world.”
“I think we're going to get Greenland because it's about freedom in the world,” Trump continued.
“It has nothing to do with the United States except that we can provide freedom. They cannot.”
