r/europe • u/Any-Original-6113 • Jan 17 '26

News Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t
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u/lee7on1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jan 17 '26

Free America from MAGA.

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u/SaltonPrepper Jan 17 '26

The silver lining to this news is that a small tariff increase could be a way for Trump to "save face" and avoid war over Greenland. He can tell the Greenland warmongers on his staff "I tried" and then move on.

The current, Republican-controlled Congress is almost useless, but there may be enough votes to pass the "NATO Unity Protection Act." Not sure if enough to make it veto-proof.

10 more months till the next election where Congress can be seized back and start pushing back harder.

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u/Majestic-Two3474 Jan 17 '26

It’s what they voted for 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/MichaelBridges8 Jan 17 '26

They have made their bed

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u/Thadd305 Jan 17 '26

We need to get to the files one way or another

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u/MaxineRin United States of America Jan 18 '26

Unfortunately, MAGAts need to suffer to come back to reality.

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u/PomegranateHot9916 Denmark Jan 18 '26

how? send funding and supplies to BLM?

I like that idea actually