Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, has told U.S. President Donald Trump to "f*** off" after Trump again expressed interest in purchasing the island of Greenland. Newsweek has contacted the White House and Vistisen for comment via email.

A Danish politician is the latest voice from across the Atlantic to forcefully reject President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, telling the newly inaugurated commander in

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to control Greenland to ensure international security.

Greenland’s prime minister said he wants to communicate directly with Donald Trump’s administration as the US president ramps up pressure on Denmark to hand over control of the Arctic island.

President Trump said Denmark will “come along” on the potential sale of Greenland and emphasized the U.S. and others need the Arctic island to fortify international security in the region.

One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it’d be the first Trump would pick a

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A Danish politician didn’t mince words when addressing President Donald Trump over his Greenland desires. Anders Vistisen, of the right-wing Patriots for Europe party, took to the podium at Strasbourg’s European parliament on Tuesday and addressed the new U.