Trump says he will hit Denmark and 7 other countries with new tariffs until there is a deal to purchase Greenland

President Trump on Saturday said that he would impose a new 10% tariff on Denmark and seven other European countries until “a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”

The president said the other countries impacted would be Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland.

Trump said the new 10% duties would increase to 25% if a deal is not reached by June 1.

“China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that!”

Trump also pointed to joint security exercises around Greenland between Denmark and other European allies, calling them a “very dangerous situation for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Planet.”

“Therefore, it is imperative that, in order to protect Global Peace and Security, strong measures be taken so that this potentially perilous situation end quickly, and without question,” Trump wrote.

Already, the U.S. has a trade framework agreement with the European Union capping tariffs at 15% and an agreement with the United Kingdom capping tariffs on imports at 10%. It was not immediately clear if the new tariffs would void that deal or be in addition to those rates.

The E.U. is America’s largest trading partner and largest source of imports.

The European Commission, which negotiates trade matters on behalf of member states, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.K.’s Department for Trade did not respond immediately either.

Last week, European troops began arriving in Greenland in a show of support for the island territory, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told reporters on Friday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that “it’s clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland.”

Rasmussen said he told the Trump administration that “this is not in the interest of the kingdom.”