President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the NATO countries who have sent small contingents of troops to Greenland amid the White House’s push to acquire the island will be charged a 10% tariff on all goods sent to the United States starting on Feb.1.The tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland will then increase to 25% on June 1, until the U.S.
is able to purchase Greenland, according to the president.Greenland is a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark."This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet.These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable," Trump posted on social media.President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, January 14, 2026.Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersTrump, in his post, repeated his claim that China and Russia would threaten to take Greenland if the U.S.
does not.He claimed Denmark cannot protect Greenland.Trump threatens tariffs for nations that don't support his aim to acquire Greenland“Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J.
TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that!" he said in the post.Some leaders from the targeted countries slammed Trump over his tariff threats."France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of Nations," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement Saturday, adding that "no intimidation nor threat will influence us, neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations.""Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.Europeans will respond to them in a united and coordinated manner if they were to be confirmed.
We will know how to uphold European sovereignty," Macron said.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement that...