Trump hits Denmark and other Nato allies with tariffs to force Greenland sale

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10 per cent import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to US control of Greenland. He said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, which would be raised to 25 per cent on June 1 if a deal was not in place for “the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland” by the United States. More to...