Trump advisor Larry Kudlow told Fox News the administration is 'looking at' buying Greenland

Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump expressed interest in buying Greenland from Denmark.

On “Fox News Sunday,” top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow appeared to confirm Trump's hopes for purchasing the island.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow is confirming that President Donald Trump “wants to take a look at” buying Greenland, although Denmark has said it's not for sale.

Kudlow tells “Fox News Sunday” that he won't predict what might happen, but he calls Greenland — which is situated between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans — “a strategic place” with “a lot of valuable minerals.”

The US military has operated for decades from Thule Air Base in Greenland. The northern-most US base is part of the military's global network of radars and other sensors to provide ballistic missile warning and space surveillance.

Trump is scheduled to visit Denmark in September as part of a previously announced Europe trip.