Trump threatens to impose tariffs on countries that oppose the annexation of Greenland

17 January 2026
GOLD ALSABAEK
Trump threatens to impose tariffs on countries that oppose the annexation of Greenland

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that oppose his efforts to annex Greenland to the United States.


"We need Greenland for national security, so I might do that," Trump said in remarks from the White House on Friday.


Trump's remarks come after a meeting of officials from Denmark, the United States and Greenland at the White House this week to discuss the issue of annexing the island, but it did not lead to any concrete results.