Trump threatens tariffs on those opposing Greenland plans
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US President Donald Trump has said he may impose trade tariffs on countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland and is talking to NATO.

US President Donald Trump has said he may impose trade tariffs on countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland.

“I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security,” Mr Trump said at the White House.

  • matte@feddit.nuEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago

    The time when when you could trust the US to honour alliances and agreements is obviously over anyway. Better to find other trading partners!

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
      62·
      1 day ago

      It could be a good idea to expand your knowledge of history.

      Downvoters, do you need examples?

      unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold,

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_shock

      Second Gulf War,[83][84] was a prolonged conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War

      The US agreed to the UN charta.