During his first administration, President-elect Donald Trump expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark, which was promptly dismissed as 'absurd' by the Danish prime minister. However, Danish officials are now facing warnings from Trump allies and advisers that he is serious about the idea.
Multiple Danish officials have confirmed that they are carefully evaluating how to respond to Trump's renewed interest in buying Greenland without causing a rift with a close ally and fellow NATO member. They acknowledge that the current situation is different from 2019 when Trump first proposed the idea, with one senior Danish official noting that the current interest appears to be much more serious.
