Denmark's prime minister summons business leaders following Trump's Greenland threat

FILE PHOTO: Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks with the media after a meeting with party leaders regarding Greenland, at the Prime Minister's Office in Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 9, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Emil Nicolai Helms/via REUTERS/File Photo

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called business leaders to a meeting on Thursday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump last week refused to rule out military or economic action to take control of Greenland.

Trump said it was an "absolute necessity" for the United States to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, and suggested he would impose tariffs on Denmark if it resists his offer to buy the vast Arctic island.