World Leaders React to Trump’s 10 Percent Tariff on 8 European Countries

Trump has said that if the United States doesn’t gain control of Greenland, China or Russia will take it.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech after the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the 'Coalition of the Willing' summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP

World leaders criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Jan. 17 of a 10 percent tariff on eight European countries that don’t support the U.S. bid to acquire Greenland for national security reasons. Trump has said that if the United States doesn’t gain control, China or Russia will take it.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the tariff on allies “completely wrong.”