Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland

[TheProle]

President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose tariffs on countries “if they don’t go along with Greenland.”

“We need Greenland for national security. So I may do that,” Trump said at the White House.

The comments show Trump considering applying tariffs, one of his favorite tools for leveraging his executive power over foreign countries, to his increasingly aggressive efforts to acquire Greenland for the United States.

The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for additional information on Trump’s remarks.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/trump-greenland-tariffs.html

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. This is the first step in the TACO process

He’s looking for an off-ramp without looking like a total coward after all that war mongering bluster (too late), and the only thing his shriveled little pea brain can come up with is: more tariffs!

[highplainsdem]

2. Was just about to post video of him saying that. Here:

Trump: And I may do that for Greenland, too. I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security.

— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T16:00:56.707Z

[BeyondGeography]

3. Europeans are showing they're willing to fight the US military over Greenland

And he thinks tariffs are going to scare them off?

[2naSalit]

4. And they'll be...

Telling him to fuck off.