Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told President-elect Donald Trump “Greenland is not for sale” during a phone call this week, according to a press release from her office, as Trump continues to express interest in acquiring the Danish territory.

The Greenlandic people don't want to be Danes. The Greenlandic people don't want to be Americans,” Egede said in a Fox News interview. The prime minister’s comments risk frustrating President-elect Donald Trump,

US president-elect Donald Trump expressed interest in purchasing Greenland, causing Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to emphasize that only Greenland can decide its future. Their conversation highlighted the strong American interest in Greenland but left the issue unresolved.