Nato, Greenland and Trump
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President Trump said Friday he may hike tariffs on countries that decline to "go along with" his administration's efforts to acquire Greenland, as Denmark, Greenland and other NATO allies remain staunchly opposed to his plans to acquire it.
US President Donald Trump said he is considering applying new tariffs on countries that oppose his ambition of annexing Greenland. Trump has insisted for months that the US should control the world’s largest island,
In January 2026, a video (archived) spread online purportedly showing a man speaking to camera, saying that if the U.S. takes Greenland, Europe will "take every single base of the Americans," and, "if [the U.S. takes] Greenland, you have to leave."
A bipartisan congressional delegation met with Danish and Greenlandic officials Friday to show support for Greenland's territorial integrity despite President Trump's push to acquire the island.
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would consider adding higher tariffs to countries that oppose his plan to take over Greenland.
President Donald Trump warned NATO that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security, saying that Russia or China would take it otherwise.
As NATO prepares for war games around Greenland, Russia is highlighting the Trump administration's disagreement with its closest allies over the island.