By Katie Hettinga
Last week, Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25% on seven European countries and the United Kingdom unless and until the United States was able to purchase Greenland, — the targeted countries opposed the move. This week, Trump announced the tariffs were off — and ascribed the cancellation to the “concept of a deal” he was discussing with NATO head Mark Rutte, which may or may not involve the targeted countries and definitely did not include the acquisition of Greenland.
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Originally published in The Economic Populist — a project of the American Economic Liberties Project.