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Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland

by · CityNews

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland. Trump didn’t provide details Friday.

Trump says the United States needs Greenland for national security. Trump for months has insisted that the U.S. should control Greenland, a self-governing territory that is part of the kingdom of Denmark. But the Republican president had not previously mentioned using tariffs to try to force the issue.

European leaders have joined Denmark in saying the U.S. can’t control the world’s largest island.

The Associated Press