{"id":8994,"date":"2026-01-17T17:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8994"},"modified":"2026-01-17T17:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:22:48","slug":"trump-pledges-to-slap-tariffs-on-european-allies-over-greenland-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8994","title":{"rendered":"Trump pledges to slap tariffs on European allies over Greenland | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US president says 10 percent tariffs to be imposed on eight countries over opposition to US control of semi-autonomous Danish territory.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>President Donald Trump has said a number of European allies will be hit with a series of increasing tariffs for opposing United States control of Greenland, as he escalates his campaign to acquire the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200dpost on \u2060Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said 10 percent tariffs would come into effect on February 1 on \u200bDenmark, \u200cFinland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>He added those tariffs \u200cwould rise to \u200c25 percent on June \u20601 and would continue until an agreement is reached \u200cfor the US to buy Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate reaction by the European countries.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s announcement came as thousands of people rallied in cities across Denmark to reject the Republican\u2019s repeated threats to take control of Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>In the capital, Copenhagen, protesters waved the flags of Denmark and Copenhagen and chanted slogans such as \u201cKalaallit Nunaat\u201d \u2013 the Arctic island\u2019s name in Greenlandic.<\/p>\n<p>The protests took place hours after a bipartisan US congressional delegation in Copenhagen sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that the people of the Kingdom of Denmark do not abandon their faith in the American people,\u201d said Senator Chris Coons, adding that the US has respect for Denmark and NATO \u201cfor all we\u2019ve done together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has insisted for months that the US should control Greenland. Earlier this week, he said that anything less than the Arctic island being in US hands would be \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest poll published in January of last year, 85 percent of Greenlanders oppose the territory joining the US, while only 6 percent were in favour.<\/p>\n<p>While Greenland and Denmark have rejected the idea of the island being \u201cowned\u201d by the US, efforts to get the US administration to change its stance have so far appeared to fail.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland left a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, this week, saying that they \u201cdidn\u2019t manage to change the American position\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland,\u201d Danish Foreign Minister\u00a0Lars Lokke Rasmussen told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US president says 10 percent tariffs to be imposed on eight countries over opposition to US control of semi-autonomous Danish territory. 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