At least twice before that transaction, the U.S. had mulled buying Greenland, first as part of an unsuccessful plan in 1867 proposed by Secretary of State William H. Seward, who is now most remembered for buying Alaska from Russia in the same year.

Denmark’s rhetoric about Greenland is playing into President Donald Trump’s hands, a pro-independence lawmaker in the island has said.

The prime minister of Denmark called on President Donald Trump to "stop the threats" of the U.S. annexing Greenland. It comes after public comments from Trump and the wife of top adviser Stephen Miller garnered international attention.

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Katie Miller, the wife of President Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted an image of Greenland covered by the U.S. flag on X.

The wife of Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted a photo implying a U.S. takeover of Greenland, hours after the U.S. attacks on Venezuela.

Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of controlling Greenland for security reasons. The leaders of Greenland and Denmark are publicly pushing back.

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Still, coincidentally, the last foreign territory purchased by the United States was from Denmark. It bought the Virgin Islands in 1917 for $25 million. A few subsequent U.S. territorial expansions in the South Pacific were the result of annexations and treaties, according to the Global Policy Forum, a watchdog.