Miércoles 28 de enero del 2026

President Trump said on January 21 that he will not proceed with the tariffs on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Finland he had threatened a week earlier in connection with his desire to acquire Greenland as U.S. territory. “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable, but I won’t do that,” Trump said in a speech in Davos. “That’s probably the biggest statement I made, because people thought I would use force, but I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force.”

‌Posting on social media later that day, he added that he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte had “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” without offering further details. He added, “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations.”

Costly Consequences: On January 17, Trump had threatened a 10% tariff effective February 1, rising to 25% on June 1, on the eight countries. The move drew pushback across Europe and emergency consultations in Brussels, including the European Parliament’s suspension of its approval of the U.S.-EU “Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade.” However, EP President Roberta Metsola on January 22 said after an emergency meeting of EU leaders that votes on that agreement would take place soon now that the U.S. threat was officially withdrawn.

U.S. Chamber Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley commented to Morning Trade before the January 21 reversal: “People remain hopeful that this won’t ultimately result in new tariffs being imposed. But even if that proves true, the erosion of sentiment in allied countries toward doing business in the United States is real, and that alone carries consequences.”