Top EU official warns Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland pushback is ‘a mistake’

The European Union’s top official did not hold back in her warnings about President Donald Trump ‘s threat to impose fresh tariffs on countries opposing his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Trump’s threats “a mistake” and questioned U.S.

trustworthiness, saying that the EU-U.S. trade deal from July had to “mean something.” “Arctic security can only be achieved together. This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.

The EU and U.S. have agreed to a trade deal last July. And in politics as in business — a deal is a deal.

And when friends shake hands, it must mean something,” Von der Leyen said. “We consider the people of the United States n