World leaders have hit back at Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland takeover. Following Trump's threats, the European Union leaders called for an emergency meeting to discuss their response to the tariff threat and it warned of a "dangerous downward spiral". British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that the US was "completely wrong" to threaten new tariffs on European countries. France's Emmanuel Macron said, "Tariff threats are unacceptable in this context... We will not be swayed by any intimidation." "The EPP is in favour of the EU-US trade deal, but given Donald Trump's threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage," Weber posted on X.

Source: The Telegraph January 18, 2026 06:26 UTC