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Trump 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, notably China.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Trump’s move was a “surprise” given the “constructive meeting” with top U.S. officials this week in Washington.
French President Emmanuel Macron, in a social media post, seemed to equate the tariff threat to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
The Americans were also invited to participate in Operation Arctic Endurance in Greenland in the coming days, Andersen said.
Trump has contended that China and Russia have their own designs on Greenland and its vast untapped reserves of critical minerals.
After Trump followed through, Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said “Congress must reclaim tariff authorities” so that they are not used solely at a president’s discretion. »