President Donald Trump’s renewed insistence that the United States should "get Greenland" has reopened a diplomatic wound between Washington and Copenhagen, reviving memories of the only time the US successfully purchased Danish territory: the 1917 acquisition of the Danish West Indies.

Believe me: In Denmark, we do. When the president of the United States says something, we listen. Not just because our countries are allies in NATO, but because America is the most militarily powerful member of the alliance.

Senator John Fetterman said he supports buying Greenland from Denmark as the Trump administration sets its sights on adding the territory to the United States.

Russia and China have spent years trying to disrupt U.S. alliances. In 2026, the incumbent American president is doing their job for them.

The Trump administration is actively exploring ways to acquire Greenland, either through purchase or by force.

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts next week, Denmark will be defending a territory that has been moving steadily away from it and towards independence since 1979.

Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take control of the island

The Florida Congressman introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act to Strengthen U.S. National Security and Put Our Adversaries on Notice bill Monday, aimed at “securing America’s strategic national security interests in the Arctic and countering the growing threats posed by China and Russia.