Greenland, Trump and EU
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President Donald Trump says he'll charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland
President Donald Trump has had his sights set on Greenland for years. He first offered to buy the island, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, in 2019 during his first term in what he described as “essentially a real estate deal.
Why does Trump want to take over? How big is Greenland compared to the United States? What you need to know about the autonomous territory of Denmark.
President Donald Trump's Greenland proposal faces American opposition and strains NATO relations as European troops deploy amid the $700 billion acquisition plan.