President Donald Trump threatens steep tariffs on European nations unless Denmark sells Greenland to the U.S., citing national defense and security.

Denmark's Joint Arctic Command in Greenland is focused on countering potential Russian activity, not defending against U.S. military threats, its head Major General Soren Andersen said on Friday, amid renewed attention on the Arctic region.

Yesterday, after Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, vowed to cast his lot with Denmark over the United States, Trump said that he didn’t “know anything about” Nielsen but that such a choice would be a “big problem for him.”

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.

Stephen Miller, Donald Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, argued for U.S. control over Greenland, stating "Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland.",

U.S. officials are expected to meet with Danish and Greenlandic counterparts in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

Your host caught up with Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean about the view from a congressional visit to Denmark.

Denmark has sounded the alarm over rising security threats in the Arctic as U.S. President Donald Trump renews his push to acquire Greenland. Danish military officials say Russia could shift forces from Ukraine to the High North,