He said he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.

The European Union has put its "trade bazooka" on the table in the wake of President Donald Trump's threats to seize Greenland.

Denmark deploys additional troops to Greenland after President Donald Trump claims the island is not secure from Russia or China.

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," the president wrote in an extraordinary message to the Norwegian prime minister.

Trump, who has called himself the "President of Peace" wrote saying he was no longer feeling an "obligation to think purely of Peace."

Denmark's foreign minister said the US president cannot "threaten his way to ownership of Greenland".

Mock MAGA hats are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as opposition grows to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed rhetoric about seizing Greenland

President Donald Trump’s threat to tariff countries who oppose his campaign to annex Greenland has sparked outrage among global allies, with key world leaders vowing to “ uphold European sovereignty .” And it’s not only caused a storm in international waters, as Trump’s warning also prompted a new wave of criticism within his own party.

In August 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported on Trump’s designs on Greenland for the first time, with the president confirming that he was interested in purchasing the territory. The Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, dismissed the idea as “absurd”. Trump lashed out, cancelling a planned trip to Denmark and calling Frederiksen “nasty”.