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Trump escalates his feud with Europe, confirming he will enforce 10-25% tariffs on allies if Denmark refuses to sell Greenland, risking a full-blown transatlantic trade war.

President Donald Trump has doubled down on his most audacious geopolitical gamble yet, vowing to "100%" enforce crippling tariffs on European allies if Denmark refuses to sell Greenland to the United States.
Dismissing diplomatic norms as "weakness," Trump took to his Truth Social platform to escalate the feud, framing the purchase of the world’s largest island not as a real estate deal, but as a non-negotiable requirement for American national security. The ultimatum is stark: hand over the keys to the Arctic, or watch your export economies burn.
"This is not a joke. This is about survival against China and Russia," Trump declared. He has set a deadline of February 1, 2026, for the first wave of 10% tariffs, which he threatens to hike to a crushing 25% by June if Copenhagen does not capitulate.
The IMF has already warned that this "spiral of escalation" could shave 0.5% off global GDP. For emerging markets like Kenya, a trade war between the US and EU is a disaster scenario, likely to strengthen the dollar (making our debt more expensive) and disrupt the supply chains for our agricultural exports.
Trump is betting that Europe’s economic fragility will force them to fold. [...](asc_slot://start-slot-5)But by threatening the territorial integrity of a NATO ally, he is testing the very fabric of the Western alliance.
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