A deal to purchase Greenland is now Donald Trump's preferred option to end a long-running dispute with Denmark - Alex Brandon/AP Photo Donald Trump has revived plans to buy Greenland, according to officials close to the discussions.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. needs to control Greenland “for the protection of the world."

Dans’ remark was included in a larger June 15 exposé titled “Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland,” in which Taub points out that while Trump hasn’t spoken publicly about his plan for acquiring Greenland ― currently a semiautonomous Danish territory ― as of late, it hasn’t gone away.

US President Donald Trump’s fixation with owning Greenland returned with a vengeance at the NATO summit as he launched into a series of broadsides against European allies for letting him down in Iran.

Shortly after arriving at a NATO meeting in Turkey, Trump restarted the divisive fight, telling reporters that Greenland "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark."

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again called for Greenland to come under U.S. control, claiming the Arctic island "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark." Speaking during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara,

Trump had reopened old wounds by insisting that the United States should control Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory.