President Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot.

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give China a bloody nose. But he also wants to strike his largest ever real estate deal because Greenland is “massive”, he “loves maps” and because he is very, very stubborn.

Howard Lutnick, who has agreed to divest his financial interests if he is confirmed, is one of several allies of President Trump who have held or explored potential mining investments on the island.

Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.

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.