President Donald Trump's long-running obsession with annexing Greenland is not about to get any closer to reality, per Politico, as the Danish leader who consistently snubbed his demands has retained power going forward.

On Monday, Politico reported that Mette Frederiksen will remain prime minister of Denmark for the foreseeable future. This came after "drawn-out negotiations lasting more than two months" for the creation of a new government, culminating in the creation of "center-left coalition government."

"The four-party coalition is expected to bring together Frederiksen’s Social Democrats, the Moderates, Green Left and the Social Liberals, according to the DR public broadcaster," Politico detailed. "The incoming PM met King Frederik X Monday evening to inform him."

“I think everyone will be surprised by how much we want to do. It is a government platform that is good both for the people in Denmark, for the generations to come, and for animals,” Frederiksen said in a statement.

Greenland is an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark, and throughout Trump's pressure campaign to take control of the massive Arctic island, Frederiksen and her government have been staunch in their opposition. The prime minister has repeatedly asserted that Greenland is not for sale under any circumstances, with the government forming a task force to monitor mentions of the territory in the U.S. and bulking up security forces on it.

Trump renewed his efforts to try and take Greenland upon his return to the White House, asserting that his first-term musings about the idea were entirely serious. Reports from earlier this year suggested that his obsession with the territory might be largely to do with how big it tends to look on maps, an issue skewed by the Mercator Projection. As he pressed harder on the idea, he came close to setting off a major international incident when he refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland, a nearly unthinkable idea for many experts, given that Denmark is a longtime member of NATO.

Speaking about Trump's threats, Frederiksen herself warned that an invasion of Greenland by the U.S. would effectively mark the end of NATO and the entire post-WWII global order.

"One should take the American president seriously when he says that he wants Greenland," Fredriksen said in a January interview with Danish broadcaster TV2. "If the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops, including NATO and thus the security that has been established since the end of the Second World War."

U.S. President Donald Trump, earlier this year, appeared to back down from his push for Greenland to become part of the United States. But after arriving in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday, July 7, Trump appeared determined to reopen that old wound by reiterating his ideas for Greenland.

On X, Financial Times' Amy Mackinnon reported, "Two hours since he touched down in Ankara for the Nato summit and Trump has reiterated that he believes Greenland 'should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark.' He went on to say that the US could remove 'all of our soldiers out of Europe,' claiming that the continent is 'a very different place than it was 20 years ago.'"

Trump's desire for Greenland to become part of the United States is a sore spot for other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) — especially Denmark.

After Trump, earlier this year, called for the U.S. to annex the Arctic island of Greenland — a colony of Denmark — other NATO countries made it clear that they were vehemently opposed to the idea. Mette Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland and Europe would decide the island's future, not Trump.

In January, Trump wouldn't rule out the possibility of the U.S. military taking Greenland by force, saying that the U.S. would acquire Greenland either the easy way or "the hard way" and that the annexation would happen "whether they like it or not." And Danish broadcaster DR reported that Denmark was quietly making preparations to protect Greenland militarily.

DR, in March, reported, "With the Greenland crisis, Europe realized once and for all that we need to be able to take care of our own security, says a top French official who has played a crucial role in the intense months and critical days of the Greenland crisis."

NATO officials warned that if the U.S. did try to take Greenland by force, it would mean the end of the 77-year-old alliance.

Trump seemed to back down from his threats against Greenland, but he continued to bring up the subject at times.

The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara comes at a time when other NATO countries are not only troubled by Trump's threats against Greenland, but also, by the way he has handled the United States' war against Iran.

After going to war against Iran in late February and carrying out airstrikes against the country, Trump berated other NATO countries for not doing more to help him with the military operation.

There was an air of optimism at the beginning of the latest NATO summit, but according to Politico, allied leaders have "soured" after President Donald Trump used the occasion to revive his fixation with acquiring Greenland.

A minor curiosity during his first term, Trump's desire to annex Greenland as a U.S. territory exploded into a full-blown obsession during his second term, claiming that the acquisition is necessary for vague "national security" reasons and, at one point, refusing to rule out the use of military force to seize the island. The issue peaked early this year, with European allies staunchly refusing to support that idea, and warning that military action against Greenland, a sovereign territory of member nation Denmark, could cause NATO to implode for good.

During his visit to the ongoing NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump reiterated his desire to annex Greenland, despite previous reports that an understanding had been reached to bring about an end to the issue.

"Greenland … should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark," Trump remarked as the summit kicked off, later adding, "I’m not happy with NATO because of what they did with Greenland."

Initially, visiting leaders expressed optimism about the summit, with Polish President Karol Nawrocki saying, "I’m sure that we will solve the problems around the many international issues," and NATO chief Mark Rutte stressing, "When it comes to Denmark and Greenland itself, we have a good process in place."

The U.S. president's comments appeared to blow up those good feelings, however, with Politico noting that leaders are now "sending a clear signal for Trump to back off."

“We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the press upon her arrival at the summit. “One of the reasons why we built NATO many, many years ago is if anything happens to one of us then everybody should stand up for each other.”

“That type of statement, that type of claim, Norway distances itself from,” Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said. “We support Denmark, and we support stability in the Nordics.”

“The lines in the sand are clear: Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland,” Icelandic premier Kristrún Frostadóttir told reporters.

President Donald Trump has renewed his efforts to take over Greenland, according to the Dutch publication "Ekstra Bladet."

In response to the article, European Parliament member Henrik Dahl posted on X, "I say: enough with the velvet gloves," noting that he's prepared to begin responding to the United States as if it were an adversary rather than an ally.

A Google-translated version of the article cites Trump's special envoy to Greenland, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-La.), saying in an interview that he had a discussion with the president about the matter recently.

"The president called me Saturday night and said we have to get Greenland," Landry said while speaking in an interview with "The Alex Marlow Show." He added that the U.S. president "hasn't forgotten."

Landry made it clear that the people of Greenland will be part of the United States and that he believes they want to join the U.S. too.

The special envoy said that he thinks they will likely send more military personnel "so we can repopulate our bases, by creating a direct shipping route between the U.S. and Greenland."

There's no land blocking Greenland from the United States, and direct flights from Newark go to the island a few times a week.

When Landry was in Greenland in May, Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen made it clear in a press conference that Greenlandic society "must be respected."

In his statement on X, Dahl wrote that he's prepared to use the law and force.

"The U.S. Consulate in Nuuk should be closed. All American diplomats in Greenland should be expelled. Any American who sets foot on Danish soil and advocates that the United States should take over Greenland should be arrested and deported," he said.

Dahl also called on NATO to meet and prepare, saying that "a foreign state is attempting to alter the constitutional status of the Kingdom of Denmark."

He commented he wanted to end on a "friendly note," wishing the U.S. a happy 250th birthday.

"I only wish there were some American products we could throw into the harbor in Nuuk," he said, referring back to the Boston Tea Party, when the colonists rebelled against Britain by throwing tea into the harbor.

"By your actions leading up to July 4, 1776, you showed the rest of us exactly what one should do with an arrogant colonial power. Your example from back then remains an inspiration," Dahl closed.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday to address the 2027 budget demands from his department. However, many of the questions dealt with more than the budget.

At one point, Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) addressed President Donald Trump's attitudes toward NATO. She brought up one of his comments from earlier this year, in which Trump claimed NATO had never done anything for the United States. She asked whether Rubio agreed with the sentiment.

Rubio replied, "I think what the president was speaking to at that moment was that in the past NATO has allowed the U.S. to use the bases and airspace for whatever purposes it needed. That is no longer the case." Trump likely wasn't talking about that at the time, as the war with Iran didn't begin for several months later. McBride pointed out that fact.

She repeated the question, asking once more whether Rubio agreed that NATO had never done anything for the U.S.

Rubio tried to dodge the question before McBride said she was reclaiming her time.

McBride rattled off some of the facts about how NATO has stepped up to help the U.S., particularly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Many soldiers from around Europe died as part of the "War on Terror" that lasted 19 years.

But Rubio got coy when McBride asked about Greenland. "I assume you are aware that the ally that lost more [soldiers] per capita is Denmark?

"Denmark?" Rubio asked. "I thought it was — I thought the U.K. had suffered more."

McBride explained, "per capita." The U.K. has about 11 times as many people as Denmark.

"You are aware that Greenland is part of Denmark?" she asked.

"For now," Rubio quipped.

She continued the conversation, asking more about Trump's efforts to seize the island. Rubio said the president believes the U.S. must have "complete control" of the area for military purposes. There's already a shared airbase on Greenland.

The Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, says he will not attend Thursday’s opening of the new American consulate in the capital city of Nuuk.

According to a Google translation of a report from the Greenlandic news outlet Sermitsiaq, other members of the government may also refuse to participate.

“We haven’t made a decision in principle, but I won’t participate,” the prime minister told Sermitsiaq.

The consulate has extended a large invitation list, but the news outlet reports that “a significant portion of those invited have chosen to decline.”

The political situation between the U.S. and Greenland has been tense, after President Donald Trump pursued a campaign to take control of the autonomous territory which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Member of parliament Naaja H. Nathanielsen announced she too would not attend.

“I have explained it by saying that the situation between our countries is difficult right now,” Nathanielsen wrote on social media.

On Monday, President Trump’s Special Envoy to Greenland, Republican Governor Jeff Landry, spoke with several Greenlandic children, offering them chocolate chip cookies if they visited the governor’s mansion.

“If you come to Louisiana,” Governor Landry said, “and you come to the governor’s mansion — all the chocolate chip cookies you can eat.”

His remarks landed poorly.

Prime Minister Nielsen on Monday said Greenland would not become part of the U.S., “no matter how many ‘chocolate cookies’ we get,” according to the Times-Picayune.

In January, Trump vowed to do “something” with Greenland, which he has suggested the U.S. could purchase or take over militarily. The vast majority of Greenlanders oppose becoming part of the U.S.

“I would like to make a deal,” Trump said. “You know, the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we’re gonna do it the hard way.”

“I’m a fan of Denmark, too, I have to tell you, and, you know, they’ve been very nice to me,” Trump continued. “I’m a big fan, but, you know, the fact that they had a boat land there 500 years ago doesn’t mean that they own the land, uh, sure, we had lots of boats go there also.”

“We’re not gonna have Russia or China occupy Greenland, and that’s what they’re gonna do if we don’t,” Trump insisted. “So we’re gonna be doing something with Greenland, either the nice way or the more difficult way.”

From the Iran war to steep new tariffs to threatening to make Canada "the 51st state," U.S. President Donald Trump has often clashed with longtime U.S. allies and fellow members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Another source of tension is Greenland: Other NATO members vehemently oppose Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the Arctic Island and Danish territory.

Trump, earlier this year, wasn't ruling out the possibility of taking Greenland by force.

According to The Independent's Maira Butt, the U.S. "is seeking to expand its military presence in Greenland just two months after" Trump "threatened to take over the island."

Butt, in an article published on April 2, reports, "According to American military officials, Washington is seeking access to three additional bases on the Arctic territory, including two that they had previously abandoned. It follows days of tension between Trump and Europe after the U.S. leader said he was 'absolutely' considering withdrawing America from NATO over a lack of support in the Iran war, which has driven a further wedge between him and other western leaders."

The "plan for an increased American presence over the autonomous territory," Butt notes, is "being considered under the 1951 Danish-American defense pact."

According to Butt, "The treaty already allows the U.S. sweeping military access to Greenland and was used to push back against Trump's threats to previously seize the entire territory, which he considered crucial to America's strategic interests…. At the moment, the Pituffik Space Base is the sole U.S. military base in the territory and is situated on the northwest coast of the island. It is central to early warning and missile defense as well as space surveillance for the U.S."

Trump, Butt notes, "faced widespread backlash from the European Union" earlier this year.

"Trump has had his eyes on Greenland since 2019, when he first publicly floated the idea of purchasing the territory from Denmark," Butt writes. "Earlier this year, Europe was thrown into mayhem after Trump said that the U.S. 'needed' Greenland and demanded control of the territory 'right now,' threatening to impose extortionate tariffs on countries that prevented the move or disagreed."