The trip was both a reconnaissance mission and a passive-aggressive reminder of President Trump’s determination to fulfill his territorial ambitions, no matter the obstacles.

The vice president and his wife led a delegation of high-ranking officials amid a heated debate over the Arctic island's future.

The United States needs Greenland for international security peace, President Donald Trump said on Friday, adding that there were Chinese and Russian ships in the area that Washington could not leave to Denmark or anyone else to "take care of.

Republicans in Congress would likely be needed to approve any plan to annex Greenland, and several told USA TODAY they aren't sure that's a good idea.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says that President Donald Trump’s push for control over Greenland wasn’t surprising given longtime U.S. interest in the mineral-rich territory

Whatever President DONALD TRUMP is doing feels like the opposite of that. That’s according to interviews with seven American and European officials as well as Republican lawmakers and outside experts tracking the issue.

The new majority government will be headed by Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who had urged parties to set aside disagreements and form a broad coalition to show unity amid Trump's campaign to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after an uproar by Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the original itinerary was planned without consulting them.