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With Trump announcing 10% tariffs on European countries if they don't concede Greenland, European leaders are looking at options to stand up to Trump. In this video, we're taking a look at Europe's response over Greenland, what explains the hardening and what might happen next.
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Trump post about Greenland
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897
European response
https://www.ft.com/content/d13bf047-3051-4b40-9c07-8bb7b3552673
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-us-trade-deal-on-hold-after-new-trump-tariffs/
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/united-states_en
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/eu-eyes-tariffs-on-93-billion-of-us-goods-over-new-trump-threat/articleshow/126669507.cms
https://www.ft.com/content/fb6089a1-77bd-4785-b54e-d9ec9a93cffd
Trump justifications for Greenland
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-interview-power-morality.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/norway-pm-store-says-us-trump-peace-prize-snub-for-greenland-ambitions/
Farmer bailout
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/us/politics/trump-farmers-aid-bailout.html
Polls on US v China
https://yougov.co.uk/international/articles/53806-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-december-2025
https://www.economist.com/china/2025/11/13/chinas-growing-global-fan-club
📝 Transcript
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Top Comments
@Kingloveandlighttv
South Park could not have written better
4910 likes
@addygreen8919
Denmark getting tariffed by the US for relocating troops inside its own territory, because the US told them they do not do enough for arctic security... LMAO
1777 likes
@christianbergh4724
EU collectively holds the largest share of U.S. government debt.
Time to sell?
809 likes
@EpiphanyandResolution
It appears that Trump is “forcing” his allies to be pro-China.
4247 likes
@thepax2621
Can't believe I would ever be in the position to say that.... But Macron is completely right with his push for the "trade bazooka"
2422 likes
@jtojen
This is exactly what the bazooka was designed for. If its not used now, then when?
133 likes
@armyguynyc1
If this is what it takes for European leaders to grow a spine. Good for them. You must stand up to a bully
2256 likes
@DhanuRadha5
As much as I dislike Macron, he was right about strategic autonomy
1983 likes
@zero3556
Appeasing a bully never works. One has to shut him down once
79 likes
@Billythekid2518
Trump behaves like Eric Cartman. Literally a child egomaniac.
2735 likes
@gnflxctl
I just can't believe we're at a time where a country is threatening economic tariffs to allies who are under the same alliance
1100 likes
@marshallmykietyshyn4973
Who would've thought that appeasing a bully would just encourage him to want more?
799 likes
@l.j.turner185
Time to finally tell the Emperor he is naked
971 likes
@timmyotoole6708
Europe *BETTER* start standing up to him, they've had enough time to do so by now
Europe needs to start adopting EU based solutions, products and services ..... And this needs to happen ASAP
75 likes
@MrLongman2008
"for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS", who in their childish mind would write that? It looks like a marketing sentence rather than a letter from a president.