GREENLAND’S Prime Minister has told Donald Trump “we do not want to be Americans” after the US president warned he can take the island “the easy way or the hard way”.

The Danish territory is largely uninhabited, but the president wants to make it part of the U.S. because of its strategic location and rich natural resources.

The claim spread after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States needs to acquire Greenland "from the standpoint of national security."

Rare earth minerals, a strategic position near the Arctic and views of “Russian and Chinese ships all over the place” make Greenland appealing to President Trump

The president is predicting a collapse, threatening possible military action and the acquisition of another territory.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that an American takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO, and Greenlanders say they don't want to become part of the US.

Officials from Denmark and Greenland met with several lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week as President Donald Trump reiterated his threats to take Greenland, possibly by force. The meetings come as the Trump administration has repeatedly declined to rule out the possibility of using the U.

Denmark's king changed his royal coat of arms to give Greenland more space after Donald Trump said he wanted to purchase the territory.