Monday, February 2, 2026

Trump suggests he might raise tariffs on countries that don't accept his plans in Greenland

Washington.- US President Donald Trump said Friday that he might impose a tariff increase on nations that do not accept his plans to take control of Greenland, arguing that the island is central to US interests. "I may put a tariff on countries that don't accept the Greenland thing because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that," Trump said at a roundtable on rural healthcare. Since his return to the White House in January 2025, the Republican has used tariffs as a political tool against his trading partners, raising rates on imports from Brazil and India by up to 50%, in retaliation for the treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro and the purchase of Russian crude, respectively.
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Denmark Doesn't Yield to Trump's Pressure Over Greenland

The words of the leader come after Denmark, on which the autonomous territory of Greenland depends, announced an immediate increase in its military presence on the island and the carrying out of maneuvers, in order to reduce Washington's concerns about the security of that island nation and the Arctic region.
Trump sugiere que podría subir aranceles a países que no acepten sus planes en Groenlandia
France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands have joined the initiative and will also send troops to Greenland, coveted by the Trump administration with the argument of reinforcing its "national security" and preventing it from falling into the hands of China or Russia. The White House assured this Thursday that these movements do not affect "in the least" Trump's goal of controlling Greenland, rich in precious metals and rare earths.
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The Danish government has insisted on the island's sovereignty and rejected Washington's claims , although it committed to the creation of a working group with the Trump Cabinet to address the "discrepancies" on the subject.

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