Trump pledges to slap tariffs on European allies over Greenland 

President Donald Trump has said a number of European allies will be hit with a series of increasing tariffs for opposing United States control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

In a ‍post on ⁠Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said 10 percent tariffs would come into effect on February 1 on ​Denmark, ‌Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

He added those tariffs ‌would rise to ‌25 percent on June ⁠1 and would continue until an agreement is reached ‌for the US to buy Greenland.

There was no immediate reaction by the European countries.

Trump’s announcement came as thousands of people rallied in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, to reject the Republican’s repeated threats to take control of Greenland.

More to come.