Greenland’s prime minister said he wants to communicate directly with Donald Trump’s administration as the US president ramps up pressure on Denmark to hand over control of the Arctic island.

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede firmly rejected the idea of the island being taken over by the United States. This statement came after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the President of the United States and once again expressed a desire for control over Greenland.

Denmark's foreign minister said that no country should be able to simply help themselves to another country Greenland's prime minister said Tuesday the Danish autonomous territory wanted to stake out its own future and did not want to become American,