Donald Trump spent a noteworthy chunk of the transition period provoking controversy—and insulting NATO allies—with his proposals for expanding the U.S. Maybe most prominently, he has repeatedly discussed buying Greenland from Denmark,

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island. Here’s why Greenland has always remained out of reach—and why it always mattered so much.

President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are clearer.

With help from Nahal Toosi, Joe Gould, John Sakellariadis, Maggie Miller and Daniel Lippman On the day he took office, President DONALD TRUMP insisted that U.S. control of Greenland was necessary for American security.

The rest instead called it “not realistic.” A majority said it was a “bad idea.” That’s a far cry from Trump’s posture; he recently called taking Greenland an “absol

The media report that the conversation between Donald Trump and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about Greenland ended "horrendous," raising concerns among Danes about US intentions. The "Financial Times" reports that a heated exchange took place prior to the inauguration in Washington,

Manifest Destiny met luxury cosmetics when makeup billionaire and Republican donor Ronald Lauder mentioned buying Greenland to Donald Trump.