President Donald Trump threatens steep tariffs on European nations unless Denmark sells Greenland to the U.S., citing national defense and security.

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.

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland are casting a united front after Trump threatens tariffs.

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.

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

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.

Denmark's foreign minister said the closed-door meeting was a "frank but also constructive" discussion. He said a high-level working group would be formed "to explore if we can find a common way forward.

In recent days, Trump has continued to express his desire to claim Greenland for the United States. The island is currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S.