President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader.

President Donald Trump said in an interview published Sunday that the United States needs to annex Greenland "for defense," while his deputy chief of staff's wife was reproached by Denmark's ambassador to the U.

Donald Trump got a taste of foreign invasion, and he liked it. The self-proclaimed peace president is now doubling down on his assertion that the United States’ invasion of Venezuela and abduction of President Nicolás Maduro marks the beginning of a broader military campaign.

President Donald Trump said 'we need Greenland for national security' and denies it is due to the minerals there. The island is a territory of Denmark

With brash threats aimed all around the region, the president and his team made it clear Venezuela might be just the beginning, sparking fear across the Western hemisphere.

In response to a question from the BBC about the new role of Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, Trump said the US needed Greenland for "national protection" and that "we have to have it". Landry, he said, would "lead the charge" as special envoy to Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Trump said the US needs Greenland for ‘national protection’, adding: ‘We have to have it.’ This has unsurprisingly angered leaders of the country, with Copenhagen set to call their US ambassador for ‘an explanation’. It is no secret Trump has been looking to take over the mineral-rich land due to its strategic location.