Trump snubs Starmer’s rebuke over tariff threats warning – vowing Greenland deal ‘will be done’ despite fury of Nato allies

Donald Trump renewed his extraordinary Greenland demands just hours after Keir Starmer’s rebuke.

The US president insisted he would pass through Danish territory unless tariffs were imposed on the US, despite growing anger from NATO allies.

Sir Keir, who will hold a press conference in Downing Street this morning – He told Mr Trump in a phone call last night that his attempt to coerce the long-time partners was ‘wrong’.

He delivered his message after issuing a joint statement with Western leaders warning of a “dangerous decline” in relations.

But posting on his Truth Social site in the early hours, Mr Trump said: ‘NATO has been telling Denmark for 20 years that ‘you need to remove the Russian threat from Greenland’.

Posting on his Truth Social site in the early hours, Mr Trump said: ‘NATO has been telling Denmark for 20 years that you ‘must remove the Russian threat from Greenland’.’

‘Unfortunately Denmark couldn’t do anything about it. Now is the time and it will be done!!! President Donald J. Trump.’

In a letter to the Norwegian prime minister written seemingly overnight, Mr Trump also linked his demands for Greenland to the fact that he was not awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

‘I have done more for NATO than anyone else since its founding, and now NATO must do something for the United States,’ he wrote.

The government has so far been silent on what it might do if Mr. Trump follows through on his tariff threats.

He promised to impose a 10 percent tax on all imports from countries that oppose land grabs; If they do not comply by June, this rate will increase to 25 percent.

It is feared the move could cause major damage to Britain’s pharmaceutical and car manufacturing industries.

Some economists have raised concerns that this could even push the country into recession, in part because of the uncertainty created by Mr. Trump’s chaotic behavior.

Some MPs are pressing Sir Keir to cancel the King’s visit to the US in April in protest.

European leaders are signaling a much more aggressive response.

The bloc is considering using the so-called trade ‘bazooka’, an economic tool that would hit the US with £81bn of tariffs, in retaliation for the first time.

The ‘big bazooka’ is an anti-oppression tool adopted in 2023 to combat political blackmail.

This allows the EU to restrict countries’ participation in public tenders, limit trade licenses and close access to the single market.

But there was no sign the White House would back down; One key figure argued that Europe was too weak to defend itself.

In a letter responding to Jonas Støre’s note on tariff threats, Mr Trump linked his desire to seize Greenland from Denmark to his failure to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which he has repeatedly said he ‘deserved’.

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“Dear Jonas: Considering that your country has decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think only about Peace, although it is always dominant, I can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Mr. Trump was quoted as saying.

Norwegian tabloid VG claims to have spoken to Mr Støre, who confirmed the letter was genuine.

The Prime Minister also said he had repeatedly told Mr Trump that it was ‘well known’ that the Norwegian government did not decide who would win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mr Trump claimed Denmark only owns Greenland because a boat landed there ‘hundreds of years ago’. He continued: ‘Denmark cannot protect these lands from Russia or China and why do they have ‘property rights’? ‘There is no written document’