European leaders hit back at President Donald Trump’s threat to impose fresh tariffs on them if they oppose his attempt to buy Greenland.
They describe the ultimatum as “completely wrong” and “unacceptable.”
Trump announced that eight European allies would face increasing tariffs, starting at 10% on Feb.1, and rising to 25% on June 1, if a deal is not reached for Washington to “buy” the Arctic territory, which is semi-autonomous and part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Daniel Fried, the Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland and a former assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, joined us on The Morning Show to explain the implications of the president’s demands.
Fried maintains that this problem should not have arisen, and it is still possible to achieve an outcome that leaves NATO and the Transatlantic Alliance intact while still strengthening Arctic security.