WASHINGTON — President Trump said Saturday that he was dispatching a hospital boat to Greenland shortly after news broke that Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated a crew member from a US Navy submarine.

Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island

Greenland and Denmark on Sunday both rejected a hospital boat that U.S. President Donald Trump said he was sending to the Danish territory.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment. The Danish Joint Arctic Command,

Denmark’s defense minister said Greenland did not need health care assistance, a day after President Trump said he planned to send a “great hospital boat” to the island.

Denmark is buying U.S. missiles to defend Greenland as Washington openly flirts with taking it. Irony meets Arctic security.

The Danish king’s visit was a royal show of support to the Arctic island after threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Denmark and its territory Greenland reject Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.