DONALD Trump has said he believes the US will annex Greenland.
The President made the comments during a meeting at the Oval Office, expressing confidence in the idea.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House[/caption]
The self-ruling Danish territory and world’s largest island has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to acquire it[/caption]
Lars Joergen Kleist, wearing a Make America Great Again hat, casts his vote at the polling station in Nuuk as Greenland holds legislative election[/caption]
“I think that it will happen,” he told reporters at the White House.
Denmark has repeatedly said that Greenland is not for sale.
But an election held on Tuesday in the Danish territory, saw a win for pro-business opposition Demokraatit Party which is seeking gradual independence from Denmark.
The US president called their win a good thing for the US after he vowed last week that America will take control of the Arctic island “one way or another”.
The day before polls opened in Greenland, Trump said he could make the island’s 57,000 residents “rich” if they decided to link up with the US.
The president claims he needs the world’s largest island for national security reasons.
But NATO allies have discussed deploying troops to the region in the event of a US attempt to seize it.
Last month sources told The Telegraph that questions were raised as to if Article 5, NATO’s mutual defense clause would come into play.
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