CNBC takes a look at five key takeaways from the White House showdown. For some, the White House talks did achieve something significant. The U.S., Denmark and Greenland agreed to establish a high-level working group to try to determine a way forward for the self-governing Danish territory.

The estimate is part of planning around Trump’s efforts to bring Greenland into the U.S. fold, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio tasked with crafting a proposal to purchase the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

The overtures from Trump officials toward Greenland aren't new, but the administration appears unwilling to back down in talks.

The NATO security alliance that has protected Europe for decades finds itself with limited power to determine its own fate due to President Donald Trump’s desire for U.S. ownership of Greenland. Since Trump revived his ambition to claim the semi-autonomous Danish territory after the U.

Officials from Greenland and Denmark emerged from a high-stakes meeting to hit out at the president’s “unacceptable” demands.

A high-stakes meeting happened Wednesday at the White House between top U.S. and Danish officials about Greenland's fate.

Even Americans who voted for him and those identifying as Republicans are at odds with the president on this high-stakes issue.

Russia said on Thursday that NATO's talk of Russia and China being a threat to Greenland was a myth designed to artificially whip up hysteria and that what it called the Western alliance's policy of escalating confrontation in the Arctic was extremely dangerous.

Christopher Friedman, a probation officer in Washington state, told ABC News that he voted for Trump mainly based on domestic issues such as crime and the economy. He said he felt indifferent about the Venezuela operations, since he does not feel any direct impact to his life or know anyone from there.