Donald Trump confirmed his interest in acquiring Greenland for the US, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said following a 45-minute phone call with the incoming US president on Wednesday.

Trump has not spoken publicly about the call, choosing instead to repost on social media the results of a 2019 poll that found that 68 percent of Greenlanders supported independence from Denmark.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen held a phone conversation with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss strengthening the security of Greenland and the Arctic, according to the office of the Danish government leader.

Trump, who takes office on January 20, said last week that the US control of Greenland was an "absolute necessity" and did not rule out using military or economic action such as t

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks with the media after a meeting with party leaders regarding Greenland, at the Prime Minister's Office in Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 9,

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday she had spoken on the phone with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and told him that it is up to Greenland itself to decide on any independence.