U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the U.S. should take over Greenland as leaders from the semi-autonomous Danish territory criticized a planned trip there this week by a high-profile U.S. delegation.

¡°I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future,¡± Trump told reporters after a meeting with officials in his Cabinet, saying it was important for U.S. national security.

Greenland¡¯s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede called plans by the U.S. delegation to visit an American military base and attend a dog sled race a ¡°provocation,¡± and said his caretaker government would not meet with the group.