Trump threatens to tariff other nations over Greenland acquistion

President Donald Trump threatened to tariff other nations that do not support the U.S. in acquiring Greenland during a Friday morning event.

During an event touting the administration’s investment in rural health, Trump recalled threatening European nations, such as France and Germany, with 25% tariffs for not paying more for prescription drugs as part of a “most favored nations” deal.

“I may do that for Greenland, too,” Trump warned. “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that.”

The president’s comments come as a bipartisan congressional delegation, led by Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), has traveled to Denmark to demonstrate their support for the NATO ally after Trump has rattled much