Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the US is “not going to” ever acquire Greenland — and added that even discussing the prospect, as President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly, is a “waste” of time.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected the notion of the US acquiring Greenland, labelling it a futile discussion. His statements addressed former President Donald Trump's suggestions, emphasizing the importance of alliances and Greenland’s autonomy under Denmark.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments came a day after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to use “economic force” and not military force to take over Canada.

Signing off as America's top diplomat, Antony Blinken was feted Wednesday by ally France -- and forced to brush aside bombastic remarks by incoming president Donald Trump.

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Paris, where Emmanuel Macron was presenting him with the Légion d'honneur.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed Donald Trump's interest in Greenland, warning such a move would alienate allies. Trump reiterated plans for potential U.S. control over the Arctic island for national security reasons.

Blinken is in Paris as part of a farewell tour meant to highlight US alliances but which saw Seoul gripped by a democratic crisis, Tokyo wounded by Biden’s blocking of Nippon Steel Corp.’s bid to buy US Steel and right-wing parties ascendant in Europe.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday dismissed President-elect Donald Trump's interest in taking over Greenland, saying it was "obviously not a good" idea and that it would not happen.

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Justice Department plans to release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Greenland's finance minister pushed back over Trump's comments about taking control of the territory and the Israeli military says it's recovered the body of a hostage inside an underground tunnel in Gaza.

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening the terror group Hamas to release its remaining hostages in Gaza before his inauguration Jan. 20.