Trump Demands Greenland Like It’s That Last Slice of Pizza at Party
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- •President Trump announced new tariffs on Denmark and other European countries until Greenland is sold to the US.
- •The tariffs currently stand at 10% as of August 2025 but are set to rise to 25% in June 2026 if no deal is made.
- •Trump claims US control of Greenland relates to national security, boosting rhetoric after the Venezuelan raid on Nicolás Maduro.
On a crisp Saturday that surely had Denmark questioning existential life choices, President Trump announced he'd slap a 10% tariff on Denmark, plus Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, and Finland—because why stop at Greenland when you can punish the entire Nordic squad? These tariffs, charmingly dubbed 'Liberation Day levies,' have already been a 10% icebreaker since August 2025, but if Greenland doesn't switch allegiance by June, brace for a spicy 25%. Trump insists Greenland is a national security hot potato, conveniently right after his US raid netted Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. With World Economic Forum pow-wows in Davos right around the icy corner, expect Trump’s pitch to annex Greenland to be the Arctic’s hottest topic.
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Trump’s Greenland plan: slap tariffs on half of Europe until Denmark hands over an ice cube no one asked for. Because why conquer ideas when you can conquer islands?
Trump treating Greenland like his garage sale leftovers: 'If you don’t pay up, I’m increasing prices until you surrender.'
Reminder: Tariffs are now the Swiss Army knife of foreign policy, perfect for “forcing” European countries to give you frozen real estate.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/17/2026 | Author: Lakshmi Varanasi
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