Trump insists the U.S. must take control of Greenland to prevent Russia or China from doing the same — an argument Beijing dismissed Monday as "an excuse" to pursue territorial ambitions.

The United States special envoy to Greenland posted a misleading historical claim about the territory he is tasked with planning to take over. “History matters,” Gov. Jeff Landry wrote on X, before sharing information that was not historically accurate.

President Donald Trump has had his sights set on Greenland for years. He first offered to buy the island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, in 2019 during his first term in what he described as “essentially a real estate deal.

Greenland's prime minister has reiterated that the territory is not for sale as the Trump administration continues to express interest in acquiring the island for national security purposes.

House Republican introduces bill to make Greenland America's 51st state as President Donald Trump pushes for U.S. control of the strategic Danish Arctic territory.

"If we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way," Trump said about taking over Greenland, a territory of Denmark.

President Donald Trump continued his threats towards Greenland on Friday, as he insisted that if the United States did not act Russia or China would occupy it in the future.