Top EU Official Questions Trump’s Trustworthiness following Greenland Tariff Threat

The European Union’s top official on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland as “a mistake especially between long-standing allies” and called into question Trump’s trustworthiness, while French President Emmanuel Macron said the bloc shouldn’t hesitate to use a powerful tool in retaliation.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was responding to Trump’s announcement that starting February, a 10 percent import tax will be imposed on goods from eight European nations that have rallied around Denmark in the wake of his escalating calls for the United States to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.

"The European Union and the United States have agreed to a trade deal last July," Von der Leyen said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "And in politics as in business – a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something."

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