US President Donald Trump’s renewed attempt to acquire Greenland, following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, revives Washington’s long-standing, albeit fanciful, quest for the mineral-rich Arctic territory under Danish rule. US President Donald Trump’s renewed attempt to acquire Greenland, following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, revives Washington’s long-standing, albeit fanciful, quest for the mineral-rich Arctic territory under Danish rule.