Trump imposes shock tariff on EIGHT European countries to force them into Greenland deal: Levy to increase until agreement reached

Donald Trump has announced that he will impose increasing tariffs on eight European countries unless they agree to let the US take over Greenland. 

Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands will be hit by a 10 percent levy on ‘any and all goods’ entering the US from February 1, the president announced on Truth Social on Saturday. 

Trump said that if no deal was reached by June 1, the tariff will increase to 25 percent.  

The president, who referred to himself as ‘the tariff king,’ called on Denmark to relinquish the mineral-rich territory by claiming world peace is at stake. 

‘Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that!’ Trump wrote.

‘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 said that the eight countries had been targeted in direct response to them sending troops to Greenland in the last few days. 

The president added that ‘on top of everything else’ the eight countries ‘have journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown.’ 

‘This is a very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet. These Countries, who are playing this very dangerous game, have put a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable,’ Trump wrote.

‘Therefore, it is imperative that, in order to protect Global Peace and Security, strong measures be taken so that this potentially perilous situation end quickly, and without question.’

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