Denmark's prime minister said Thursday she had reached out to President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland.

Trump Jr. reportedly claimed during his visit that the Danish people exhibit racism toward native Greenlanders. Frederiksen on Thursday addressed those accusations, saying: “You can’t say that Danes are racists across the board,” while acknowledging that racism against Greenlanders does exist.

OSLO - The Danish government has requested US President-elect Donald Trump for a phone conversation following his controversial remarks on Greenland, but no official response has been received yet, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a press conference late Thursday.

Mette Frederiksen stresses that America doesn’t call the shots on the strategically important Arctic island’s future.

Denmark's prime minister said Thursday she had reached out to US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland, which Denmark said were being taken seriously. Denmark has said it is open to talks on US interests in the Arctic,

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy believes that statements by US President-elect Donald Trump could be destabilizing, according to The Guardian. “I think that we know from Donald Trump’s first term that the intensity of his rhetoric,

France and Germany have responded with concern to Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland. Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz claims the US President-elect's comments "triggered incomprehension" among European leaders.

Borders cannot be changed by force, assessed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He added that there is unease in Europe today because of recent statements from the USA. This unease stems from Donald Trump's suggestion that he would like to acquire Greenland.