President Donald Trump has said he believes the US will gain control of Greenland, after showing renewed interest in acquiring the autonomous Danish territory in recent weeks. "I think we're going to have it," he told reporters on Air Force One on Saturday, adding that the island's 57,000 residents "want to be with us".

Donald Trump expressed confidence in the U.S. taking control of Greenland, stating, “I think we’re going to have it.” Trump justified the claim by highlighting the island's strategic importance to global freedom,

Denmark would need to offer Greenland to the UK first before the island could be sold to Donald Trump, it has emerged. An agreement dating back to 1917 means Britain has first refusal on the Arctic island if current owners Denmark decide to sell it, according to Tom Høyem, Copenhagen’s representative in Greenland from 1982 to 1987.

US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the United States will gain control over Greenland. He stated that 57,000 island residents supposedly want this, informs the BBC. Trump made the statement aboard Air Force One on Saturday,

The people of Greenland 'want to be with us', US President Donald Trump has said. The US president is threatening economic sanctions against Denmark if it does not agree to sell Greenland to the US. The Arctic island belongs to Denmark but enjoys a large degree of autonomy.

I think we’ll get Greenland because it’s about the freedom of the world,” Trump told reporters, adding that the island’s 57,000 residents “want to be with us.” According to Trump, it would be “a very unfriendly act” if Denmark refused to allow the US to acquire Greenland,

The people of Greenland would like to be part of the United States, President Donald Trump has indicated in remarks aboard Air Force One, journalists travelling with the president reported on Sunday.