"Donald Trump said he may put a tariff on countries that 'don't go along with Greenland' as he reiterated his demand for US control of the Danish territory."
"A bipartisan US congressional delegation arrived in Copenhagen on Friday in a bid to reassure the leaders of Denmark and Greenland amid threats from US President Donald Trump to seize the Arctic island. The 11-member delegation led by Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons met Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Coons said the delegation was aiming to "lower the temperature." "There's a lot of rhetoric, but there's not a lot of reality in the current discussion in Washington," Coons told reporters following the meetings."
Donald Trump threatened to place tariffs on countries that 'don't go along with Greenland' while reiterating demands for US control of the Danish territory. European forces began arriving on the Arctic island as a show of support for Denmark. A bipartisan 11-member US congressional delegation led by Senator Chris Coons traveled to Copenhagen to reassure Danish and Greenlandic leaders and to lower tensions. Coons warned of heavy rhetoric but limited reality in Washington's discussion. Senator Dick Durbin emphasized bipartisan solidarity and longstanding friendship with Greenland and its people.
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