US president cancels Denmark’s visit over disagreement on Greenland

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation’s prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US.

The president was scheduled to visit on September the 22nd, at the invitation of Denmark’s queen Margrethe II.

Last week, Mr Trump had suggested the US was interested in buying Greenland, an autonomous danish territory.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen described the suggestion as absurd and said she hoped Mr Trump was not being serious.

Mr Trump announced that the visit would no longer go ahead while praising Denmark as a very special country.

The Danish royal house also confirmed it had been informed of the cancellation.