The Danish foreign minister expressed openness to working more closely with the U.S. to ensure its interests in the region are addressed after President-elect Donald Trump said he wants to buy the Danish territory of Greenland—but the foreign minister continued to cast doubt on Trump’s idea to acquire the island,

Warren told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday that the real reason Trump is talking about Greenland is to serve as a “distraction” from his controversial Cabinet picks. She also pushed back on Trump’s refusal to rule out using force to control both Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Trump showed initial interest in acquiring Greenland in 2019, and at a press conference Tuesday, he announced, 'we need Greenland for national security purposes.'