After failing to buy Greenland from Denmark in 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump is making a second grab for the Danish territory in his proposed 2021 budget. 

According to the documents, $587,000 would be used to establish a "permanent diplomatic presence in Greenland, which was previously notified to Congress." 

In May 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced plans for diplomatic presence in Greenland. 

Though there currently isn't diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Greenland, the two nations cooperate on mineral resources, the environment, science, and technology. The U.S. also maintains an air force base in the northwest town of Thule. 

In August 2019, internal talks within the Trump administration about buying Greenland were leaked by the Wall Street Journal and would later be confirmed by the president. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the notion "absurd." Afterwards, President Trump abruptly cancelled a planned trip to Denmark scheduled for last September.