Greenland PM says he's prepared to talk to Trump after his comments about acquiring the territory

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said he is willing to talk to President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about possibly acquiring the territory.

During a press conference, Egede said he was not currently in touch with Trump, but was "ready to talk," according to The Hill.

Egede said he accepts that Greenland was “a place that the Americans see as part of their world” and that while he has not spoken with Trump, he was open to “discussions about what unites us,” according to the New York Post. 

“We are ready to talk,” he said. “Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions.”

Trump has previously said that U.S. control of Greenland, an autonomous island within the Kingdom of Denmark and with a population of 56,000, is “an absolute necessity.” Greenland is the largest island in the world. 

"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump said in a statement when announcing his choice of Ken Howery to serve as ambassador to Denmark.

Trump had inquired about purchasing the island from Denmark during his first term in office, but Copenhagen was not open to it. 

Trump has also made comments about taking back the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.

The territorial proposals have come somewhat out of left field as Trump made no significant mention of expanding American borders during the 2024 campaign trail.