Overview
- The president announced a 10% duty on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland starting Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1, saying the levies will stay until a deal to acquire Greenland is reached.
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warned the move would damage transatlantic ties, European Council President António Costa said a coordinated response is being prepared, and national leaders in the UK, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands criticized the plan.
- Denmark said it is strengthening its military presence in Greenland, and Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, the UK, Germany and Slovenia confirmed participation in exercises there; von der Leyen backed the drills as Arctic security measures.
- The White House told Reuters that use of U.S. armed forces remains an option available to the commander in chief, and Trump asserted the United States has sought to buy Greenland for more than 150 years.
- Republican lawmakers Lisa Murkowski, Tom Tillis and Don Bacon publicly opposed the tariff decision, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer suggested Europe separate the import dispute from broader trade talks.