Donald Trump says United States needs Greenland 'for national security'

Donald Trump told: 'You cannot annex another country. Not even with an argument about international security'

Donald Trump named Louisiana governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland.

US president Donald Trump reasserted on Monday that the United States needs Greenland for its national security and said a special envoy he appointed to the Arctic island would "lead the charge."

Mr Trump named Louisiana governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland, drawing renewed criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington's interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island.