HomeWorld NewsGreenland or Tariffs! Trump threatens Denmark, allies for “Complete & Total Purchase”
US President Donald Trump dropped a tariff bomb on eight European nations, and once again floated his plan for the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland.
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced sweeping tariffs on eight European countries, linking the move to what he described as escalating geopolitical risks around Greenland and reviving his long-standing ambition to acquire the territory from Denmark.
In a statement, Trump said the United States has “subsidised Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union” for years by not charging tariffs, adding that “now, after centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back.”
He claimed Greenland has become central to global security concerns, warning that “World Peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it.” Trump mocked Denmark’s security presence, saying it currently has “two dogsleds as protection, one added recently.”
“Nobody will touch this sacred piece of land,” Trump said, adding that “the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake.”
Trump also alleged that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the