We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside World,” Trump said. “MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

The eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory that's home to a large U.

Donald Trump Jr., was expected to arrive in Greenland on Tuesday for a brief private visit after Trump reiterated that the United States needed to acquire the Danish territory on national security grounds.

Donald Trump Jr.'s visit to Nuuk, Greenland, was expected to last four to five hours on Tuesday. No meetings were scheduled with government officials.

Donald Trump appeared to call his son, Donald Trump Jr, while he was on a trip to the autonomous Arctic territory on Tuesday, 7 January. It came as the president-elect continued to express an interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark.

Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland as the president-elect seeks control of the territory from Denmark, whose King Frederik changed the royal coat of arms.

Donald Trump Jr. mingled with a small group of hastily gathered MAGA-hat-wearing Greenlanders to extol the virtues of being part of America. Some locals did the Donald Trump dance while being filmed.