A US bipartisan congressional delegation kicked off a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to express support for Denmark and Greenland after President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island.Their visit came two days after a meeting in Washington where Copenhagen said Denmark and the United States were in  "fundamental disagreement" over the future of Greenland,

Leaders of the bipartisan delegation said most Americans don’t want to acquire Greenland, and that Russia and China don’t pose imminent security risks to the territory.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is visiting Denmark on Thursday to try to ease tensions between the U.S. and Greenland. Shaheen is going with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who will meet with officials from Denmark and Greenland. Shaheen said she is concerned about what taking over Greenland would mean for America's relationships with other countries.

President Trump has threatened to use tariffs to compel European nations to concede over Greenland, which he has said the U.S. must own for national security reasons. Those countries that have opposed his plan for U.

Donald Trump sent an ominous warning to the Prime Minister of Norway, suggesting that war could be on the table in his pursuit of Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. In a letter shared late Sunday by PBS journalist Nick Schifrin from the U.

The visit is meant to show unity with the people of Denmark after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. take control of Greenland to prevent Russian or Chinese control.

President Donald Trump told European leaders that one reason he has ramped up his push for the United States to acquire Greenland is because he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.