The president says the United States needs to “get” Greenland “one way or the other.” The territory has banned political contributions from overseas.

Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight. U.S. President Donald Trump has been maneuvering to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic territory that most people know only as a huge icy island at the top of the world.

Greenlanders on Wednesday shrugged off US President Donald Trump's vow to take over the Arctic island, seeing it merely as an opportunity to advance their own independence bid. Even Even Jorgen Boassen,

With 90% of US aid contracts cut, Trump's first 50 days in office has upended millions of lives around the world - with one health worker comparing his actions to biological warfare.

Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland.

Greenlanders have been pushed into the global spotlight in the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump said America could take over their Arctic homeland.

US President Donald Trump has declared that America will acquire Greenland "one way or another" during his first address to Congress. Trump made a direct appeal to Greenlanders, saying: "We strongly support your right to determine your own future.

"This is daddy," says Jorgen Boassen as he points to a painting of Donald Trump dressed as an Inuit, professing a spiritual connection even though the US president may quash his dream of an independent Greenland.