A Democratic politician has warned Donald Trump’s quest for strong national security ‘might not stop at Greenland,’ suggesting he could be plotting to ‘take over’ Poland or India next.

Massachusetts Rep Seth Moulton, 46, questioned whether the president’s fascination with acquiring territories could extend to other nations, calling the hypothetical move ‘absurd’ and ‘a dumb way to conduct foreign policy.’

‘If Trump is so concerned about Russia and China, then does he want to take over Poland, because they border Russia?’ Moulton brazenly proposed during a CNN interview on Saturday.

‘Does he want to take over India, because they border China? Does he want to take over Mongolia, kind of in between the two?’ the congressman added.

‘I mean, this is just absurd,’ he said of the rhetorical proposition. ‘That’s not how the United States operates. It’s a dumb way to conduct foreign policy.’

Moulton’s speculation comes after the 47th President told reporters that it’s ‘not a question’ that the US ‘has to have’ Greenland for national security purposes.

‘We need Greenland very importantly for international security. We have to have Greenland,’ Trump said during a Friday press briefing. ‘It’s not a question of ‘do you think we can do without it?’ We can’t.’

Trump went on to discuss ‘national security threats,’ citing Chinese and Russian ships in arctic waterways as a ‘threat to peace’ that Demark isn’t prepared to handle.

‘We’re not talking about peace for the United States. We’re talking about world peace,’ Trump said.

CNN’s Jessica Dean played the clip of Trump’s concerned remarks before asking the Massachusetts lawmaker whether there is a genuine threat looming.

‘What are these concerns with Russia and China’s interest in the Arctic?’ the CNN host questioned. ‘Are those real? Or is it just that you believe that he is going about this in the wrong way?’

Moulton then claimed that climate change is really to blame for what’s making the Arctic a ‘pressing’ national security issue. 

‘The irony is that [the threats] are actually real because of climate change, which is reducing the ice in the Arctic, making it much easier for ships to travel,’ he said, adding that ‘Russia is establishing a lot of bases up there.’

The congressman went on to suggest that Trump’s hypothetical approach to securing US borders won’t ‘actually strengthen our national security,’ but instead puts it ‘at risk.’

Trump’s approach ‘doesn’t strengthen our national security, it actually puts our national security at risk because our greatest strength is our allies,’ Moulton said.

‘And when our allies can’t trust us, they won’t fight for us. They won’t stand up to our adversaries. And all of that makes America much less safe.’

Moulton then proposed that the Trump administration would be better off ‘enlisting our allies help,’ like ‘America has done for decades.’

‘The way America has addressed serious national security concerns for decades is to enlist our allies’ help,’ he said, adding that the US ‘doesn’t have the forces to put everywhere around the globe.’

Vice President JD Vance was the latest Trump envoy to travel to the icy island in an attempt to test the waters for a possible US annexation.

In a defiant speech during a fleeting visit to a US base on Greenland, Vance warned of threatening Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic in recent years.

He said Trump was right to talk of taking over the territory, which has been under Danish control for three centuries.

But he played down the prospect of US troops being sent to take the island by force.

‘The President has said clearly he doesn’t think military force is going to be necessary, but he absolutely believes Greenland is an important part of the security, not just of the United States, but of the world and, of course, the people of Greenland, too,’ he said.

The Vice President made the controversial trip to Greenland with his wife Usha – but had to abandon plans for an excursion to a traditional dog-sled race following local protests.

He dined with US soldiers at the Pituffik military base in the Arctic north of the island, held by America since 1951.

He reportedly told them: ‘Denmark hasn’t done a good job at keeping Greenland safe… We can’t bury our heads in the sand – or in this case in the snow – and pretend the Chinese are not interested in this landmass.’

Vance added: ‘What we think is going to happen is the Greenlanders are going to choose, through self-determination, to become independent of Denmark, and then we’re going to have conversations with the people of Greenland from there.’

Before flying back to the US after just a few hours on the island, he failed to explain how Greenland would afford independence – which is the long-term aim of its new coalition government – without its hefty Danish subsidy.