Donald Trump claims he’s ‘very serious’ about taking Greenland

'If America makes a move on Greenland, it could be the end of NATO'

The comments come after gunfire was heard in Caracas, just hours after Nicolas Maduro's court appearance, per Sky News.

After the US operation in Venezuela, which saw Nicolas Maduro and his wife captured, people are wondering what Trump's next move will be.

In an interview with NBC News, Trump said that he is "very serious" about annexing Greenland.

"We need Greenland for national security, and that includes Europe," the US president said.

"That includes, you know, I'm very loyal to Europe. That includes Europe. We need [it] for national security, right now."

Trump then emphasised again that Greenland is "essential for the national security of the US, Europe and other parts of the free world", per Sky News.

The US President had previously stated that the US "absolutely" needed the island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark.

Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Denmark, released a statement in response, saying: "It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland."

International affairs editor, Dominic Waghorn, spoke about a warning sent by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen regarding Donald Trump making a move on Greenland.

"She said if America makes a move in any way on Greenland, in a way that is not welcome, then that is the end of everything, that could be the end of NATO," Waghorn says.

"Greenland doesn't make fentanyl, it doesn't produce cocaine, it's not run by a crazy right-wing or left-wing dictator, it has no weapons of mass destruction," Waghorn continues.

"It's just that Donald Trump would like to have it, because he has this new kind of imperialistic view of what American foreign policy should be."

Waghorn also points out that the US already has a military base on Greenland, and that it has the entitlement to add another.