President Donald Trump has declared that beginning in 2026, Denmark and a slate of key European allies will face new tariffs on exports to the United States unless Copenhagen agrees to sell Greenland.
According to The Post Millennial, President Trump framed the move as a long-overdue correction to an imbalanced relationship in which American taxpayers have effectively underwritten European security and trade access for generations. He announced that starting February 1, 2026, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will be subject to a 10 percent tariff on any and all goods shipped into the United States, with that rate rising to 25 percent on June 1, 2026.
We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back World Peace is at stake! Trump wrote.
The President tied the tariff decision directly to what he described as a critical national security dispute over Greenland, a strategically located Arctic territory currently under Danish control. He argued that Greenland is indispensable to both US and global security, warning that adversaries such as China and Russia are seeking influence there while Denmark lacks the capacity to defend the island. Nobody will touch this sacred piece of Land, especially since the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake, Trump wrote.
From Trumps perspective, the tariffs are leverage to force a long-deferred strategic realignment rather than a mere trade dispute. This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland, he declared, making clear that economic pressure will remain until Washington secures full control of the territory.
Trump noted that the United States has sought to acquire Greenland for more than 150 years, asserting that multiple presidents have explored the idea only to be rebuffed by Denmark. He contended that modern weapons systems and the development of The Golden Dome have made the acquisition more urgent than ever, both for America and for North American allies. Hundreds of Billions of Dollars are currently being spent on Security Programs having to do with The Dome, including for the possible protection of Canada, Trump wrote.
Positioning the United States as the only power capable of safeguarding the Arctic frontier, Trump cast European activity in Greenland as a growing liability created by nations that have long benefited from American defense guarantees and open access to the U.S. market. The United States of America is immediately open to negotiation with Denmark and/or any of these Countries that have put so much at risk, despite all that we have done for them, including maximum protection, over so many decades," he stated, signaling that the tariffs are not an end in themselves but a tool to compel allies to take US security concernsand American sovereignty over Greenlandseriously.
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