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TheProle

(3,915 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:08 AM 4 hrs ago

Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland

President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose tariffs on countries “if they don’t go along with Greenland.”

“We need Greenland for national security. So I may do that,” Trump said at the White House.

The comments show Trump considering applying tariffs, one of his favorite tools for leveraging his executive power over foreign countries, to his increasingly aggressive efforts to acquire Greenland for the United States.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for additional information on Trump’s remarks.


https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/trump-greenland-tariffs.html
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Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland (Original Post) TheProle 4 hrs ago OP
This is the first step in the TACO process Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #1
Was just about to post video of him saying that. Here: highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #2
Europeans are showing they're willing to fight the US military over Greenland BeyondGeography 4 hrs ago #3
And they'll be... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #4

Fiendish Thingy

(22,174 posts)
1. This is the first step in the TACO process
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:16 AM
4 hrs ago

He’s looking for an off-ramp without looking like a total coward after all that war mongering bluster (too late), and the only thing his shriveled little pea brain can come up with is: more tariffs!

highplainsdem

(60,207 posts)
2. Was just about to post video of him saying that. Here:
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:21 AM
4 hrs ago

Trump: And I may do that for Greenland, too. I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security.

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T16:00:56.707Z

BeyondGeography

(40,837 posts)
3. Europeans are showing they're willing to fight the US military over Greenland
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:23 AM
4 hrs ago

And he thinks tariffs are going to scare them off?

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