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

Trump has said if the United States doesn’t gain control of Greenland, China or Russia will take it.
World Leaders React to Trump’s 10 Percent Tariff on 8 European Countries
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One in Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 16, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jacki Thrapp
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World leaders criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Jan. 17 of a 10 percent tariff on eight European countries who don’t support his bid to acquire Greenland for national security reasons. Trump has said 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.”

Jacki Thrapp
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Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]