Trump Threatens Tariffs on Europe Until They Play Hot Potato With Greenland
KEY POINTS
- â˘Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained on January 26, 2026, that annexing Greenland was a preventative strategic move.
- â˘Trump announced new tariffs on Denmark and European countries on January 24, 2026, to pressure them into handing over Greenland.
- â˘European Union leaders responded with an emergency meeting calling the tariffs economic blackmail and warned against damaging transatlantic ties.
On a frosty January weekend in 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Trump's master plan to annex Greenland, calling it a 'strategic decision' to dodge future warsâessentially admitting that making an economic crisis to avoid a hot one is peak 21st-century diplomacy. Trump had already dropped a tariff nuke on Denmark and Europe via Truth Social, demanding they just slap Greenland on Uncle Samâs birthday gift list or face up to 25% tariffs. Despite Greenland housing rare minerals and being a prime Arctic real estate for his mysterious Golden Dome missile project (still in its diaper stage), Denmark and 8 EU countries shot back, calling Trump's demands 'economic blackmail' during an emergency summit, possibly snacking on Viking boats made of legal paperwork.
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Trumpâs solution to international conflict: slap tariffs on Denmark till they hand over Greenland like itâs a Black Friday deal nobody wanted.
Nothing screams subtlety like threatening economic warfare until a country folds like a bad poker player over an island covered in ice.
Trumpâs annexation plan sounds less like geopolitics and more like the worldâs most aggressive yard sale negotiation.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/18/2026 | Author: Lakshmi Varanasi,Peter Gelling
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