Donald Trump has lashed out at the Danish Prime Minister during a "horrendous" 45-minute phone call as the duo discussed Greenland's future. The heated discussion has been described as "explosive" and was driven by Trump's demand that securing Greenland was required for national security purposes.

During last week's tense call with the Danish premier, Trump insisted he was serious about taking over Greenland, the Financial Times reported, raising fears about the future of trans-Atlantic relations.

One European diplomat told Axios that Denmark was widely seen as America’s closest ally in the European Union, and that no one could have imagined it’d be the first Trump would pick a