Trump Suggests Tariff for Countries That ‘Don’t Go Along With Greenland’ Plan

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump cautioned the heads of foreign nations on Jan. 16 that tariffs are on the table for those considering opposing his plan for the United States to acquire Greenland. “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland,” Trump said while speaking at a rural health roundtable in the East Room of the White House. “Because we need Greenland for national security.” Discussions are underway between Danish and U.S. officials following a meeting Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held with Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt at the White House on Jan. 14....