{"id":43259,"date":"2026-01-17T18:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/trump-says-the-us-will-impose-up-to-25-tariffs-on-denmark-and-other-european-countries-until-they-hand-over-greenland\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T18:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:51:18","slug":"trump-says-the-us-will-impose-up-to-25-tariffs-on-denmark-and-other-european-countries-until-they-hand-over-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/trump-says-the-us-will-impose-up-to-25-tariffs-on-denmark-and-other-european-countries-until-they-hand-over-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says the US will impose up to 25% tariffs on Denmark and other European countries until they hand over Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/6963b16f764ca5f34d2a3aa1?format=jpeg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump.\"\/><figcaption>President Donald Trump says the US will impose tariffs on Denmark and other European countries until they hand over Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump says the US will impose new tariffs on European countries until Denmark hands over Greenland.<\/li>\n<li>The president said the tariffs would start at 10% and increase to 25%.<\/li>\n<li>Trump has repeatedly used tariffs as leverage on what he considers national security issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President Donald Trump has turned to his favorite form of leverage in his effort to annex Greenland: Tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Saturday he would impose on February 1 an additional 10% tariff on Denmark, which controls Greenland, as well as Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland, unless they agree to a deal to hand over Greenland to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The president said he would raise those tariffs to 25% in June if they did not comply. All of those countries have already been paying some form of tariff since Trump&#039;s Liberation Day levies went into effect in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This tariff will be due and payable until such time a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase,&quot; he said in a Truth Social post. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&#039;s threat comes as world leaders and CEOs gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. The president is expected to address the conference in person on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has had Greenland on his mind since his first term, but has ramped up the rhetoric since the US raid in Venezuela that netted Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>The president says US control of Greenland is a national security issue. The Arctic country sits at a strategic point between Russia and China. The US already has a military base, known as the Pituffik Space Base, on the island. Greenland is also a base of critical natural resources, including lithium, gold, iron ore, and oil.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Business Insider last week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration was considering a range of options to pursue Greenland, including &quot;utilizing the US Military.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#039;s new tariff threat comes as the Supreme Court reviews whether the president has the authority to impose broad, sweeping tariffs on whatever country he wants \u2014 and there&#039;s a chance it could rule against the president.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump says the US will impose tariffs on Denmark and other European countries until they hand over Greenland. SAUL LOEB \/ AFP via Getty Images Trump says the US will impose new tariffs on European countries until Denmark hands over Greenland. 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