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A key group of European Parliament members blocked a vote to ratify a US-European trade deal Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened to take over Greenland and charge as much as an additional 35% tariff on countries opposed to his ambitions.
The president’s effort to acquire Greenland, even with the threat of force off the table, has changed the way allies see the U.S.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has repeatedly said that Greenland belongs to Greenlanders and that no decision on the island's future can be made without their agreement. But Broberg said that the framing of Trump's bid to acquire Greenland as an attack on Denmark has sown confusion.
President Donald Trump’s winding, antagonistic speech to business moguls and government officials in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday was hardly a salve to concerns the Western Alliance is at its breaking point.
President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on European allies at Davos World Economic Forum as tensions rise over trade deals and his demands to acquire Greenland from Denmark.
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The "Sell America" trade compelled investors to dump U.S. stocks and bonds, while gold and silver, both safe haven assets, hit new highs.
European Parliament Member Anders Vistisen confronts President Donald Trump's Greenland interest with profanity-laced rebuke, drawing official reprimand from parliament leadership.