President Donald Trump's interest in buying Greenland is "not a joke," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U.S. national interest and needs to be solved.

In 2019, then-President Donald Trump suggested the United States “buy Greenland” — as a matter of national security. Now in office again, Trump has continued to push for acquisition of the island, illustrated by a recent “horrendous” call with Denmark’s prime minister just last week on the matter.

President Trump is doubling down on his efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark, and now the Danish government is pushing back.

US President Donald Trump is seriously considering the purchase of Greenland, which is currently part of Denmark, calling it a priority, stated US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview with journalist Megyn Kelly.

Donald Trump keeps coveting Greenland, claiming it's the will of the islanders. He has undoubtedly been misinformed and misguided, because Greenlanders don't think so. Ignoring the declarations of Greenlandic and Danish authorities,

At the time, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described Trump’s hopes to purchase the territory as “absurd,” a reaction that the U.S. president said was “not nice,” and which led to him canceling a planned visit to Copenhagen.

The vast majority of Greenland's population opposes leaving Denmark, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's persistent claims about the island's desire to join the United States, Bloomberg reports.