U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade drives to Trump International Golf Club on January 17, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)European Union leaders on Saturday warned against US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries until he has achieved his purchase of Greenland. And one senior German MEP said Trump’s latest threat raised a question mark over the EU-US trade deal agreed last year. “The EU stands in full solidarity with Denmark and the people of Greenland,” said the EU statement. trade deal, but given Donald Trump’s threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage,” he posted on X.

Source: Punch January 17, 2026 21:37 UTC