Both Canada and Greenland, which is included in NATO as the territory of founding member Denmark, were raised during an informal press conference in the Oval Office. In the meeting, Trump also applied new pressure on the trans-Atlantic alliance to spend more on its collective defense.

President Donald Trump hosted NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House on Thursday, where he again endorsed foreign policy goals including taking control of Greenland.

Joint statement issued after US president reiterated his belief that Washington will eventually control the Arctic island