President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on nations that do not go along with his ambitions to annex Greenland, the BBC reports.
Trump said at a White House meeting that he “may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland,” which is a self-governing territory that is controlled by Denmark.
He did not say which countries might be hit with new tariffs, or what authority he would invoke to use tariffs in pursuit of his goal.
Along with Denmark and Greenland, other countries oppose his ambitions, and many in the US have expressed scepticism about an acquisition. As Trump spoke, a bipartisan congressional delegation was visiting Greenland to show support for the territory.
