Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

[Rogue AI]

Oh my, another kisser of Putin's murdering ass. Anything to break up NATO. Trump attempting to do this through Greenland is high treason.

Hardly, I've advocated the destruction of NATO for decades along with the annexation of Canada. It is not something new for many people.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Hardly, I've advocated the destruction of NATO for decades along with the annexation of Canada. It is not something new for many people.

Because you are a Russian bot. We get it.

 

[Rogue AI]

Because you are a Russian bot. We get it.

No, I am a patriotic American who desires long-term security. Annexing Canada and Greenland provide that security, along with the resources this country needs or will need in the near future. Resources we will not allow some third rate dependent like Denmark or Canada to extort us for. Especially since their continued existence depends entirely on our military might and the fact we have no choice but to defend them while their own contributions would be paltry in comparison to ours.

 

[Churchill]

Many of the 'American' guns were not smuggled into Mexico from the north, but purchased from corrupt governments that the US armed further south, often bought in bulk. Others are from the Mexican government itself, who coincidentally buys from the US. If you really think cartels are arming up with semi-automatics purchased at retail you are a rube. Why exactly would Mexico submit obviously made foreign guns to ATF? They wouldn't. The data is skewed to show a desired result. Try harder.

 

[Stann]

Trump is merely righting decades of abuse and exploitation of America's benevolent nature. From Eurotrash skimping on defense spending to trade imbalances that have weakened us and our security.

Canada just signed on to become the tech guinea pigs for Chinese spy technology. What a bunch of idiots.

Sounds like we've lost even more now.

 

[Churchill]

Some European countries did cooperate with the US during the Gulf war and some, France and Germany especially, aggressively campaigned against the US, but there was no help or support from the EU or NATO, so why should the US be willing to risk the lives of American soldiers and spend its treasures to protect Europe?

We need to ask ourselves, does NATO benefit the US in any way or is it only about protecting these anti American Europeans?

The US invented NATO, in fact it insisted on NATO and the Europeans went along with it. That's why there was never an agreed contribution amount, the US never cared. The US pushed for NATO expansion after the Berlin wall came down and again the Europeans went along with it.

In a word they trusted US leadership but that trust is now evaporating before our eyes. The US created the arms race, ended up bankrupting the Soviet Union, so NATO has been an instrument of US foreign policy toward the East for decades.

NATO has done exactly what the US wanted it to do since it was founded in 1949, stop play acting, portraying the US as some weak little victim.

As for "asking" the EU, the rest of NATO are now asking themselves does an alliance with the US serve any EU interests or are we just pawns in a game played by Trump. Its clear too that the US has no influence over the Ukraine war, Trump's failed to end it and in fact seeks to sustain the war so he can sell weapons to Europe and Ukraine.

Trump would be most unhappy if that war came to an end.

 

[toomuchtime_]

The US invented NATO, in fact it insisted on NATO and the Europeans went along with it. That's why there was never an agreed contribution amount, the US never cared. The US pushed for NATO expansion after the Berlin wall came down and again the Europeans went along with it.

In a word they trusted US leadership but that trust is now evaporating before our eyes. The US created the arms race, ended up bankrupting the Soviet Union, so NATO has been an instrument of US foreign policy toward the East for decades.

NATO has done exactly what the US wanted it to do since it was founded in 1949, stop play acting, portraying the US as some weak little victim.

As for "asking" the EU, the rest of NATO are now asking themselves does an alliance with the US serve any EU interests or are we just pawns in a game played by Trump. Its clear too that the US has no influence over the Ukraine war, Trump's failed to end it and in fact seeks to sustain the war so he can sell weapons to Europe and Ukraine.

Trump would be most unhappy if that war came to an end.

I understand that you hate the US, but that is irrelevant to the issue, does the US today derive any benefit from the military alliance with Europe, NATO? I can't think of any, especially now with Europe's completely irrational attitude toward allowing the US to buy Greenland.

 

[The Irish Ram]

I know all that already. The British Empire was a major part of a brutal politicized Christian civilization, that's what I was explaining to you and you react by confirming what I said.

Christian "civilization" has destroyed more lives than Islam ever did, today (purportedly Christian) Trump is a far greater threat to Britain and Europe than Islam.

I do not approve of Muslim extremism just as I don't approve of Christian extremism. Most Muslims are peaceful people just as most Christians are.

You're wrapped up in a cult and just like scientologists you don't want to escape.

Let's see if Bible prophesy is accurate:

Genesis 16:12 He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.

Bingo.

 

[scruffy]

My overall assessment of the entire fiasco is what a ******* nightmare and it won't get any better until the big orange menace is gone and we get a president with a brain and a soul.

I guess that rules out a Democrat.

 

[ErikViking]

The problem that needs to be taken into consideration is the fact that USA can’t be trusted.

2025-08-21 there was an agreement with EU tariffs set to 15% and US tariffs set to 0%. US could not honour this agreement for even five months. So, whatever US says is acceptable to them right now means nothing. There are plenty of territories, raw materials, economies and political integrity still to loose.

US have always had a very loyal allied in European countries, sprung out of mutual interests. US supported Europe’s stance against Soviet/Russia, where Europe also was the buffer zone where war between the blocks was supposed to be conducted. US fought several proxy wars against communism, always supported by Europe. Both in form of policy and in men. Then again, this time against Terror.

The minute US stopped worry about a communist threat Europe is considered pointless and no longer needed as ally. In fact it’s the opposite. Territorial requests and economic sanctions are fired.

For Europe, Russia is still there. Manageable without US, but the backstabbing isn’t really helping.

We now face a force in the east, whom is impossible to trust, with an open aggression towards Europe. And, we just got another one in the west.

We could have had a partnership weighing out China, Russia, India and various other forces with opposing agendas.

Now we can only pray and work hard to do this on our own, and pray for you, that you haven’t overestimated your ability to stand all alone.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The problem that needs to be taken into consideration is the fact that USA can’t be trusted.

2025-08-21 there was an agreement with EU tariffs set to 15% and US tariffs set to 0%. US could not honour this agreement for even five months. So, whatever US says is acceptable to them right now means nothing. There are plenty of territories, raw materials, economies and political integrity still to loose.

US have always had a very loyal allied in European countries, sprung out of mutual interests. US supported Europe’s stance against Soviet/Russia, where Europe also was the buffer zone where war between the blocks was supposed to be conducted. US fought several proxy wars against communism, always supported by Europe. Both in form of policy and in men. Then again, this time against Terror.

The minute US stopped worry about a communist threat Europe is considered pointless and no longer needed as ally. In fact it’s the opposite. Territorial requests and economic sanctions are fired.

For Europe, Russia is still there. Manageable without US, but the backstabbing isn’t really helping.

We now face a force in the east, whom is impossible to trust, with an open aggression towards Europe. And, we just got another one in the west.

We could have had a partnership weighing out China, Russia, India and various other forces with opposing agendas.

Now we can only pray and work hard to do this on our own, and pray for you, that you haven’t overestimated your ability to stand all alone.

On top of that, Canada is vulnerable to US attack.

 

[ErikViking]

On top of that, Canada is vulnerable to US attack.

Yes, no doubt. US is “trolling” and “joking” until they aren’t.

 

[busybee01]

Don't buy Eurotrash goods and the tariffs won't effect you. Pretty simple. Any suppliers in the states that don't seek cheaper alternatives are only ripping the consumer off.

Oh shut up. Trump is a criminal and we don't need Greenland.

 

[Churchill]

I understand that you hate the US

Pathetic, playing the victim again, crying in your watery light beer, what a weasel.

but that is irrelevant to the issue, does the US today derive any benefit from the military alliance with Europe, NATO?

Ask the joint chiefs.

I can't think

Yes.

of any, especially now with Europe's completely irrational attitude toward allowing the US to buy Greenland.

The US did not need to "buy" Japan or Bahrain or any number of places, in order to establish a powerful military presence, Greenland is no different, so stop being silly.

You're clearly a fool, all this Greenland silliness is about Trump's personality, nothing to do with US strategic interests, people as idiotic as you should not be allowed to vote, you're a threat to the United States.

 

[Luckyone]

Trump is serious about the necessity of Greenland. We will see how this ends.

MSN

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.

Trump said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would face the tariff and that it would climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for “the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland” by the United States.

The threat of tariffs was a drastic and potentially dangerous escalation of a showdown between Trump and NATO allies, further straining an alliance that dates to 1949 and provides a collective degree of security to Europe and North America. The Republican president has repeatedly tried to use trade penalties to bend allies and rivals alike to his will, generating investment commitments from some nations and pushback from others such as China, Brazil and India.

It was unclear how Trump could impose the tariffs under U.S. law, though he could cite economic emergency powers that are currently subject to a U.S. Supreme Court challenge.

Trump said in his Truth Social post that his tariffs were retaliation for recent trips to Greenland by representatives from Britain, the Netherlands and Finland and for general opposition to his efforts to purchase the semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. He has Greenland is essential for the “Golden Dome” missile defense system for the U.S., and has argued that Russia and China might try to take over the island.

The stock market is closed today but last night the DOW was trading 450 points lower. That is the effect that Trump's threat of new tariffs is causing

 

[Churchill]

Many of the 'American' guns were not smuggled into Mexico from the north, but purchased from corrupt governments that the US armed further south, often bought in bulk. Others are from the Mexican government itself, who coincidentally buys from the US. If you really think cartels are arming up with semi-automatics purchased at retail you are a rube. Why exactly would Mexico submit obviously made foreign guns to ATF? They wouldn't. The data is skewed to show a desired result. Try harder.

More made up gibberish. Any sane person here can verify what I said, its' not hard.

Here, there are countless studies and reports the share the same conclusion, you are a liar and an idiot.

The United States itself is enabling the cartels.

 

[shockedcanadian]

The stock market is closed today but last night the DOW was trading 450 points lower. That is the effect that Trump's threat of new tariffs is causing

Why is it closed today?

 

[Luckyone]

Why is it closed today?

Martin Luther King day

 

[task0778]

The European Union backed off from immediately triggering a trade "bazooka" in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland during an urgent meeting in Brussels on Sunday, people familiar with the talks told Euronews.

EU member states want to first prioritise dialogue and diplomacy with the US, and will in the meantime hold off from immediately triggering retaliatory measures, the sources said.

The "bazooka", known as the anti-coercion instrument (ACI), is a powerful tool adopted in 2023 that allows the EU to punish unfriendly countries for "economic blackmail" by limiting trade licenses and shutting off access to the single market. The instrument has never yet been used by the bloc.

Another diplomatic source said that the European Commission had presented a range of options, including the ACI, with ambassadors representing member states engaging in a discussion without voting in favour or against any options.
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The EU could however revive a €93-billion retaliation package targeting US products if Trump follows through on his threat to slap an additional 10% tariff on eight European countries — including Denmark, Germany and France — on February 1, the sources added.

EU holds back trade ‘bazooka’ to defuse Greenland tensions with US

European Union countries will not yet deploy the anti-coercion instrument (ACI) in response to Trump’s Greenland tariff threats, people familiar with the matter told Euronews. The EU will prioritise a 'diplomatic solution'. #EuropeToday

www.euronews.com

Do we really need to do annex Greenland? And BTW, Congress has to agree with an annexation or purchase of Greenland, where the **** is the money going to come from and what will the cost be down the road?

I don't think all this is playing well in Peoria or anywhere else in America, for the most part anyway. I think the GOP stands a good chance of losing the slim margin they had in the House and maybe a few seats in the Senate. A hostile Congress is not exactly a recipe for transforming America like Trump wants to. And he might be jeopardizing the chances for the Repubs to keep the White House in 2028.

 

[toomuchtime_]

Pathetic, playing the victim again, crying in your watery light beer, what a weasel.

Ask the joint chiefs.

Yes.

The US did not need to "buy" Japan or Bahrain or any number of places, in order to establish a powerful military presence, Greenland is no different, so stop being silly.

You're clearly a fool, all this Greenland silliness is about Trump's personality, nothing to do with US strategic interests, people as idiotic as you should not be allowed to vote, you're a threat to the United States.

So again, all you have to say is that you hate America.