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Trump may tariff countries that don’t go along with his Greenland plan

President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put a tariff on countries that do not support his plan for the United States to control Greenland.

January 17, 2026

Trevor Hunnicutt and Bo Erickson/Reuters

Trump may tariff countries that don’t go along with his Greenland plan

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026.

Nathan Howard/Reuters

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put a tariff on countries that do not support his plan for the United States to control Greenland.


"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security," Trump said at a White House health event.


-Trevor Hunnicutt and Bo Erickson; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones/Reuters

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