Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give China a bloody nose.

Denmark is bolstering its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions, allocating an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) to enhance security.

Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland,

President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are clearer.

The Alaska Republican and a Danish parliamentarian said the Arctic island is “open for business, but not for sale.”

US President Donald Trump has ridiculed Denmark’s attempts to defend Greenland with additional patrols including two extra dog sleds as he insisted America would take control of the strategically crucial Arctic island.

Trump has a price, and the billionaires filling Trump’s cabinet and his pockets are willing to pay it for a chance to line their own.

US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to “clean out” Gaza by removing Palestinians living there to Jordan and Egypt, a plan which has appalled some allies but has been quickly embraced by Israel’s far right.

An overwhelming majority of Greenlanders have rejected US President Donald Trump, saying they do not want to be bought by America, according to an opinion poll. The first survey of Greenlanders since Trump renewed his interest in buying the Arctic island found that 85 per cent did not want to leave the Kingdom of Denmark and become part of the US.

Survey lands as Danish prime minister tours Europe to try shore up support for keeping the Arctic island out of American clutches.

Interest in buying Greenland has "popped up from time to time in American politics," Tom Høyem, Denmark's former minister to Greenland, told ABC News in an interview.