Greenland's prime minister said he hasn't spoken to President-elect Donald Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what "unites us."

Greenland Prime Minister Múte B. Egede has called on the nation to remain calm as Donald Trump continues to eye up the Danish territory, insisting the US needs it for security

Trump’s fixation with Greenland has been backed by his party, including Republican congressman Andy Ogles, who authored a bill to allow the U.S. to purchase the island and told Fox News Tuesday: “We are, quite frankly, the dominant predator.”

Yet, just as his counterparts did in the past, Trump may find that "buying the Arctic" is not as straightforward as he thinks. In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage.

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

Donald Trump says he’s serious about an acquisition, possibly hostile, of that place called Greenland, a snowy very large venue that nearly abuts the North Pole. But it’s filled with natural resources and strategically placed to the north of us,

President Trump isn’t taking “no” for an answer on acquiring Greenland. Although the self-governing territory and its colonial authority, Denmark, insist the island isn’t for sale, Republicans in Congress are backing the plan to expand America’s boundaries northward.