When Donald Trump says he wants to buy Greenland, “it’s not funny,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured today, while US president’s intentions are concerned about residents of this autonomous area, Denmark and Europe in general .

“President Trump announced what was intended to do, that is, to buy it,” Rubio said in a Siriusxm radio show.

“The point is not to get territories just to get territories. It is about our national interest and the problem must be resolved, “he said, adding:” It’s not fun. “

Trump argues that Denmark, a US ally in NATO, will eventually succumb to Greenland, although Copenhagen assures that this great Arctic island, which is rich in natural resources, is not for sale.

Danish Prime Minister Methe Fredericksen said on Tuesday that she has received “great support” from her European counterparts against Trump’s aspirations.

Rubio also said that he was worried that China, who is in the arctic, gained ground in Greenland. “It is absolutely realistic to think that the Chinese in the end, maybe soon, they will try to make in Greenland that they were doing the Panama Canal and elsewhere,” he claimed.