Donald Trump says he may put a tariff on ‘countries that don’t go along with Greenland’ - as it happened
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Key Points:
- Former US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not support his plan to control Greenland, citing national security concerns during a White House event.
- Trump's special envoy to Greenland, Jeff Landry, stated a deal for the US to take over Greenland "should and will be made," with plans to visit the island in March.
- A bipartisan group of 11 US lawmakers, including Senators Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski, and Chris Coons, visited Copenhagen to express solidarity with Denmark and Greenland, emphasizing Greenland should be viewed as an ally, not an asset.
- Thousands in Iceland protested after Trump's nominee for ambassador to Iceland, Billy Long, joked about making Iceland the 52nd US state, prompting the Icelandic foreign
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