Trump, Greenland
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent amplified President Donald Trump’s message to European allies that the US won’t back down on taking over Greenland, saying the continent is too weak to ensure its security.
European leaders hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he would impose sanctions on nations that deployed military forces to Greenland last week.
European Parliament members and U.S. lawmakers blasted a plan to hit eight countries with new duties until a deal is reached for the U.S. to buy Greenland.
United States President Donald Trump claimed that it was necessary for Washington to take control of Greenland for national security, citing China's and Russia's interest in the territory.
The prime minister will attempt to negotiate with Trump to see off new tariffs, but he will not back down over the principle of the sovereignty of Denmark.
President Donald Trump's Greenland proposal faces American opposition and strains NATO relations as European troops deploy amid the $700 billion acquisition plan.
President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States will impose new tariffs on several European countries unless a deal is reached for the purchase of Greenland, escalating his long-running push for US control of the Arctic territory.
European Union ambassadors convened in an emergency meeting Sunday following President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on eight NATO nations.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland are casting a united front after Trump threatens tariffs.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s attempts to acquire Greenland—a stark departure from his remarks 10 years earlier, which have resurfaced in a viral clip showing him warning that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump could have “nuked Denmark” if elected.