Trump Threatens Tariffs on Nations Opposing Greenland Acquisition

• US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on countries not supporting his plan to acquire Greenland.
• Trump cited national security as the reason for needing Greenland, comparing it to past tariff threats against France and Germany.
• This tariff threat is a new pressure tactic in his bid to acquire the Arctic island, which he has even threatened to achieve by military means.
• Trump argues the US needs mineral-rich Greenland and accuses it of insufficient security against Russia and China.
• Despite European support for Denmark and Greenland, and a US Congress delegation backing them, talks continue between the US, Denmark, and Greenland.

Why It Matters: Trump threatens tariffs on countries that do not support his controversial plan to acquire Greenland.