Trump cancels trip to Denmark after Prime Minister refuses to sell him Greenland

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US President Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he has canceled his plans to meet with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after she refused to sell him the autonomous territory of Greenland. A White House spokesperson later confirmed to  Insider  that Trump's visit to Denmark had been canceled entirely. Trump had previously assured that his idea of ​​buying Greenland was not on his list of priorities and was not the only reason for visiting Denmark. "The Prime Minister has saved the US and Denmark a lot of expense and effort by being so direct," Trump said in a tweet. "I appreciate it and I hope to be able to arrange another date in the future!" The Danish government rejected the idea of ​​selling Greenland, calling it "absurd." Discover more stories on  Business Insider Spain .

US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has canceled his plans to meet Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen during his upcoming trip to Europe after she refused to sell him the autonomous territory Middle East Phone Number List of Greenland . Trump suggested in a  tweet that his decision to cancel the trip was due to the prime minister's comments about this possible purchase . "Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but following Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's comments that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will postpone our meeting scheduled for 2 weeks to another time ," Trump tweeted.



Trump has 'repeatedly expressed interest' in purchasing Greenland for the United States "The prime minister has saved the US and Denmark a lot of expense and effort by being so direct," Trump added. "I appreciate it and I hope to be able to arrange another date in the future!" A White House spokesperson later confirmed to Insider that Trump's visit to Denmark had been canceled entirely . The US president had previously assured that his idea of ​​buying Greenland was not on his list of priorities and was not the only reason for visiting Denmark. Trump's visit to Denmark was scheduled for September 2, as part of a tour of Europe. Queen Margrethe II had invited him to the country and her government had confirmed  that he was "working under the assumption" that the visit was going to take place and was making preparations for it. "I'm thinking about going there," Trump told reporters on Sunday. "It's not definitive that I will go, but it could be.