Overview
- Text messages released by Norway’s prime minister’s office show President Trump saying the world is not secure without “Complete and Total Control of Greenland” and citing his Nobel Peace Prize snub.
- In an NBC News interview, Trump vowed to levy 10% tariffs on goods from eight European countries from Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1, and answered “No comment” when asked about using force.
- Denmark has flown additional troops to Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq for Arctic exercises, and European partners have increased their presence as the EU schedules an emergency summit on a response.
- EU options under discussion include a previously prepared €93 billion tariff package and use of the Anti‑Coercion Instrument, even as some leaders urge engagement to avoid a trade war.
- A bipartisan U.S. delegation in Copenhagen sought to reassure allies, polling shows majority opposition to forcible acquisition, and a pending Supreme Court review could limit the president’s tariff authority.