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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland
President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose tariffs on countries if they dont 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 CNBCs request for additional information on Trumps remarks.
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 CNBCs request for additional information on Trumps 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
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Europeans are showing they're willing to fight the US military over Greenland
BeyondGeography
4 hrs ago
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Fiendish Thingy
(22,174 posts)1. This is the first step in the TACO process
Hes 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:
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
And he thinks tariffs are going to scare them off?
2naSalit
(100,209 posts)4. And they'll be...
Telling him to fuck off.