the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.
The promise
Trump threatened additional tariffs on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, and Finland. He said the rate would begin at 10 percent on February 1 and rise to 25 percent on June 1. He linked removal of the tariffs to a deal allowing the United States to buy Greenland. The supporting argument was that economic leverage could secure territory he considered essential to Arctic defense. The objection was that coercing NATO allies over territory would damage trade and undermine the alliance's commitment to sovereignty. This was a distinct pressure mechanism within the older Greenland-acquisition campaign, and he withdrew this tariff threat on January 21.
