U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that there is “no going back” on his threats to take over Greenland. The comment follows a flurry of drama over the weekend, starting with Trump’s announcement that a group of seven NATO countries that have expressed solidarity with Denmark, as well as Denmark itself, would be subject to a 10 percent tariff starting on Feb. 1, with an increase to 25 percent if a deal for a U.S. purchase of Greenland is not reached by June 1.
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Texts, Threats, and Tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that there is “no going back” on his threats to take over Greenland.
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