00:00U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a diplomatic rift over the Arctic island even as protesters there marched in support of self-determination.
00:19In a post on Truth Social, Trump said additional 10% import tariffs would take effect on February 1st on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and Great Britain, all already subject to tariffs imposed by Trump.
00:36Those tariffs would increase to 25% on June 1st and would continue until a deal was reached for the U.S. to purchase Greenland, Trump wrote.
00:45Leaders of both Denmark and Greenland have insisted the island is not for sale and does not want to be part of the United States, a sentiment voiced by protesters in Nuke on Saturday.
00:57We are not interested in being Americans.
01:00Trump has repeatedly said Greenland is vital to U.S. security because of its strategic location and large mineral deposits and has not ruled out taking the autonomous territory of Denmark by force.
01:12Citing threats from Russia and China, Trump has repeatedly insisted he will settle for nothing less than ownership.
01:20European nations have recently sent military personnel to the island at Denmark's request.
01:26The countries named by Trump on Saturday have backed Denmark, warning that the U.S. military seizure of a territory in NATO could collapse the military alliance that Washington leads.
01:36European leaders said on Saturday that, quote, tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.
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