US President Donald Trump, during a phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, has stated that he was seriously intent on bringing Greenland under Washington's control. Source: Financial Times with reference to information from European officials,

A call between President Donald Trump and Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about Greenland recently spiraled out of control, according to several officials briefed on the call. The Financial Times first reported Friday on the 45-minute call between Trump and Frederiksen,

Yet, just as his counterparts did in the past, Trump may find that "buying the Arctic" is not as straightforward as he thinks. In 1865, in the wake of the Civil War, the U.S. began looking to expand its influence on the world stage.