President Donald Trump is not the first U.S. government official interested in Greenland. The first major attempt to control the island was in 1868.

Trump said that if the U.S. doesn't take action on Greenland, "Russia or China will take over" the Danish island territory.

We will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.

The US President believes that if Washington does not own the island, Russia or China will take it over

WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump on Friday again suggested the use of force to seize Greenland as he brushed aside Denmark’s sovereignty over the autonomous…

From paying out Greenlanders or buying the territory or a military attack, we explore the options the US could consider.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States will take Greenland "one way or another, and Europe is stepping up in defense.

President Donald Trump is not the first U.S. government official interested in Greenland. The first major attempt to control the island was in 1868.

"Perhaps it would be in the best interest of Greenland to be part of the United States," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

In spring 1941, Denmark’s ambassador signed a treaty giving the U.S. military access to Greenland to help protect the island from Nazi Germany.

Why does Trump want to take over? How big is Greenland compared to the United States? What you need to know about the autonomous territory of Denmark.

US President Donald Trump says he wants to buy Greenland from Denmark and is not taking ‘no’ for an answer.

EDITORIAL. By stubbornly seeking to seize the vast island by any means, the US president is demonstrating culpable and condemnable irresponsibility.

US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island