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In this Aug. 15, 2019, photo, a large Iceberg floats away as the sun sets near Kulusuk, Greenland. Greenland is where Earth's refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise. Scientists are hard at work there, trying to understand the alarmingly rapid melting of the ice. For Greenland is where the planet's future is being written. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

What makes Greenland so appealing that Trump would want it?

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen makes a comment on US President's cancellation of his scheduled State Visit, in front of the State Department in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. U.S. President Trump announced his decision to postpone a visit to Denmark by tweet on Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as "an absurd discussion." (Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix)

Trump says Danish PM out of line, not him, on Greenland

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

From left, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir arrive at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, ahead of the Nordic Prime Ministers meeting. (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason)

The Latest: Danish PM ‘disappointed and surprised’ by Trump

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From left, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir arrive at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, ahead of the Nordic Prime Ministers meeting. (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason)

Greenland fallout: Trump scolds Denmark over rejection

By JAN M. OLSEN and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump cancels Denmark visit because Greenland isn’t for sale

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump cancels Denmark meeting over Greenland rejection

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump cheers Cuban born violinist Luis Haza after the playing of the national anthem during a speech on Cuba policy, Friday, June 16, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President tweets pic of Trump Tower looming over Greenland

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President Donald Trump smiles during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump tweets pic of Trump Tower in Greenland

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen briefs the media during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Thursday, July 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark PM, dismisses Trump’s ‘absurd’ idea of buying Greenland

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this photo taken late Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, homes are illuminated after the sunset in Tasiilaq, Greenland. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Trump likens buying Greenland to ‘a large real estate deal’

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An aerial view of large Icebergs floating as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, early Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Larry Kudlow confirms Trump interest in Greenland

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Mette Frederiksen of The Danish Social Democrats addresses the media after finalizing the government negotiations shortly after midnight at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, early Wednesday June 26, 2019. Frederiksen announced that The Danish Social Democrats will form a minority government backed by three other left-wing parties. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark’s new center-left PM presents her government

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Leaders of left-wing parties in Denmark say they will back the center-left Social Democrats, with left to right, Pia Olsen Dyhr of the The Socialist People's Party, Pernille Skipper of The Red-Green Alliance, Mette Frederiksen of The Danish Social Democrats and Morten Oestergaard of The Social Liberal Party address the media after finalizing the government negotiations shortly after midnight at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, early Wednesday June 26, 2019. Frederiksen announced that The Danish Social Democrats will form a minority government backed by three other left-wing parties. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Nordic liberals take harder line on migrants to win votes

By VANESSA GERA and JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Mette Frederiksen of The Danish Social Democrats address the media after finalizing the government negotiations shortly after midnight at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, early Wednesday June 26, 2019. Frederiksen announced that The Danish Social Democrats will form a minority government backed by three other left-wing parties. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Social Democrats in Denmark get support to form new govt

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Fallen trees lie on a road after a heavy thunderstorm in Henningsdoirf, near Berlin, Germany, June 12, 2019. Authorities say that about 20 people have been injured in eastern Germany by gusty winds and thunderstorms. (Julian Staehle/dpa via AP)

About 20 people injured in thunderstorms in eastern Germany

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Danish PM resigns after left-leaning parties’ election win

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Danish Minister of Justice and leader of The Conservative Party, Soeren Pape Poulsen, cast his vote at a polling station in Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday June 5, 2019, during parliamentary elections. (Bo Amstrup / Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

The Latest: Denmark’s Social Democrats cheer election win

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FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen delivers the opening speech, at the Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen. Denmark is holding a general election Wednesday June 5, 2019, with the center-left Danish Social Democrats widely expected to make a comeback after four years in opposition to Rasmussen's three-party government coalition. (Liselotte Sabroe/ Ritzau Scanpix FILE via AP)

Social Democrats appear headed back into power in Denmark

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen delivers the opening speech, at the Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen. Denmark is holding a general election Wednesday June 5, 2019, with the center-left Danish Social Democrats widely expected to make a comeback after four years in opposition to Rasmussen's three-party government coalition. (Liselotte Sabroe/ Ritzau Scanpix FILE via AP)

A look at what is at stake in Denmark’s general election

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday Sept. 23, 2016 file photo, Danish Social Democrats chairman Mette Frederiksen gestures, during her opening speech at the Social Democratic Party's Congress 2016 in Aalborg, Denmark. A member of Denmark’s parliament, since 2001, she comes from a working-class background and has insisted on forming a one-party government if her party can garner a majority in upcoming general election Wednesday June 5, 2019. (Rene Schutze/Polfoto via AP, File)

A look at the main candidates in Denmark’s election

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press