U.S. President Donald Trump has cast renewed focus on acquiring Greenland. The administration’s increasingly assertive push to take control of the Danish territory could have significant consequences for both the Arctic and the NATO alliance.

The two sides agreed to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as President Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of Denmark's Arctic territory of Greenland.

European leaders are speaking out after President Donald Trump threatened to hit his allies with tariffs unless a deal is reached for the US purchase of Greenland. Follow for live updates.

Denmark requested the meeting with the Trump administration amid the president's continued focus on acquiring its territory. It was originally supposed to be with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but Vance asked to join, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on Jan. 12. Rubio will still be in attendance at the Jan. 14 meeting, he said.

Sen. Ted Cruz once warned that Trump might recklessly attack an ally. He now supports the president’s push to take control of a Danish territory.

The decade-old clip circulated in 2026 as the Trump administration sought to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.

The Danes have tried everything to pacify an unpredictable president. Now they may be reaching their red line.

Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump.