US President Donald Trump has renewed his assertion that the United States needs Greenland for national security, citing its strategic Arctic location and the presence of Russian and Chinese ships. This has prompted strong rebukes from Denmark and Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated the US has no right to annex the territory and urged Trump to stop threats. Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen called such talk "disrespectful" and "absurd," emphasizing the island is not for sale. The renewed tension follows a US military operation in Venezuela and a social media post by an aide's wife depicting Greenland in US colors with "SOON."