The eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory that's home to a large U.

We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside World,” Trump said. “MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

Donald Trump Jr.'s visit to Nuuk, Greenland, was expected to last four to five hours on Tuesday. No meetings were scheduled with government officials.

Donald Trump Jr. mingled with a small group of hastily gathered MAGA-hat-wearing Greenlanders to extol the virtues of being part of America. Some locals did the Donald Trump dance while being filmed.

Donald Trump appeared to call his son, Donald Trump Jr, while he was on a trip to the autonomous Arctic territory on Tuesday, 7 January. It came as the president-elect continued to express an interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark.

The son of future President Donald Trump made a glitzy visit to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, last week, he says, to record a video. The timing for the visit seems remarkable, as his father has set his sights on Greenland and is eager to buy the territory.