MACHADO MEETING: Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who presented him with the Nobel Peace Prize that she won last year. Per the Nobel Institute, a Nobel Prize can’t be revoked, shared or transferred.

Trump has argued that the U.S. acquiring Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, is critical for U.S. security given the threats posed by Russia and China. The White House has declined to take off the table the option of using the military to acquire Greenland.

President Donald Trump has had his sights set on Greenland for years. He first offered to buy the island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, in 2019 during his first term in what he described as “essentially a real estate deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House.

Background: Britain engaged in discussions with NATO allies about strengthening security in the Arctic region to counter emerging threats from Russia and China. Talks came amid escalating tensions over Greenland following Trump's repeated demands to acquire the Danish territory.

European countries are deploying military personnel to Greenland for a quick mission as the Trump administration is pushing to acquire the Danish territory.

Why does Trump want to take over? How big is Greenland compared to the United States? What you need to know about the autonomous territory of Denmark.