Trump has not spoken publicly about the call, choosing instead to repost on social media the results of a 2019 poll that found that 68 percent of Greenlanders supported independence from Denmark.

The U.S. ally is signaling its willingness to negotiate military and economic matters related to the island but not to sell it.

To force this huge island to become American, the new president-elect is prepared to do anything, including imposing colossal tariffs. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, after a 45-minute telephone conversation with Donald Trump,