Greenland residents "want to be with us," Trump told reporters Saturday on presidential aircraft Air Force One.

The Danes are not holding back their feelings about President Donald Trump, especially after his bold statements about making Greenland part of the US. An image posted on Reddit's Clever Comebacks forum shows a Danish bakery selling Kvaje Kage cakes that resemble Donald Trump and are being marketed as "moron cakes.

Following a "fiery" call between the 47th President and the Danish leader, prior to the January 20 inauguration ceremony in Washington, Mr Trump has doubled down on his desire to claim Greenland for the US. "I think we're going to have it," Trump said over the last weekend.

Denmark is increasing military spending in the North Atlantic amid President Donald Trump’s bid to have Greenland sold or ceded to the United States.

Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, has told U.S. President Donald Trump to "f*** off" after Trump again expressed interest in purchasing the island of Greenland. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email.

Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland,

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give China a bloody nose.

Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.

The story goes that Trump and Frederiksen spoke on the phone last week for about 45 minutes in what was expected to be a bit of a feeling-out between the two parties, given Trump’s very public declaration that he would like to take Greenland off Denmark’s hands.

During last week's tense call with the Danish premier, Trump insisted he was serious about taking over Greenland, the Financial Times reported, raising fears about the future of trans-Atlantic relations.

The initial response from the White House was typical. Donald Trump is set to hold a press briefing on the crash at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. At 10:51 p.m. on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt released this statement from the president.