US President Donald Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland, the semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark, first came to public attention in 2019. The following is a timeline of events that have since fuelled a crisis between Washington and its European allies.
August, 2019: During his first term, Trump publicly expresses interest in buying Greenland for the US, while saying it is "not No. 1 on the burner." Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismisses the idea as "an absurd discussion." Trump later says he cancelled a planned trip to Denmark after Frederiksen made a "nasty" statement while rejecting his proposal.
