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.

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.

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,

As he prepares to assume office, Trump has returned to the idea. “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the

President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of isolating the US from foreign conflicts like the Ukraine war, increasing tariffs on foreign trade partners, and rebuilding domestic manufacturing. But in recent days he has suggested a more outwardly aggressive approach for his foreign policy.