Denmark's prime minister said Thursday she had reached out to US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland, which Denmark said were being taken seriously. Denmark has said it is open to talks on US interests in the Arctic,

Trump Jr. reportedly claimed during his visit that the Danish people exhibit racism toward native Greenlanders. Frederiksen on Thursday addressed those accusations, saying: “You can’t say that Danes are racists across the board,” while acknowledging that racism against Greenlanders does exist.

When President-elect Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his first administration, the Danish prime minister called the idea “absurd” and rebuffed him outright.