The CEO of obesity drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk and heads of other Danish companies were expected to discuss preparations for a possible trade conflict with the United States over Greenland with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday.

Trump has not spoken publicly about the call, choosing instead to repost on social media the results of a 2019 poll that found that 68 percent of Greenlanders supported independence from Denmark.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen held a phone conversation with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss strengthening the security of Greenland and the Arctic, according to the office of the Danish government leader.