WhatWashington: Donald Trump’s continued emphasis on taking over Greenland for securing America’s national security has raised concerns and made European
allies question their trust in the United States as they all rally behind the island nation. Greenland’s leadership has also ensured its trust and decided to stay with Denmark, completely rejecting any possibilities of its takeover by the United States. The concern over Greenland’s future is not theoretical anymore as European allies have started to move NATO forces to the Arctic nation since the US President has not ruled out using military force to assert its control.
As a time when stakes remain high and uncertainty over Trump’s actions, an opinion poll survey has been conducted by Reuters IPSOS this week to analyse what an average American thinks and believes about Trump’s plans for Greenland.
What Americans Think on Trump’s Plan To Take Over Greenland
According to Reuters IPSOS, just one in 5 Americans approve of Donald Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland.
Will Americans Rally Behind Trump If Military Force Used?
The Reuters IPSOS survey suggests that it may not be the case as only one in 10 US citizens think that American should use force to annex Greenland.
Going by this public view, at present it does not show that Trump's plans to capture Greenland will make Americans proud and the move might come as a setback for the US President not just at home but a larger betray of trust in the world.
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What Choices Europe Has To Secure Greenland After Trump's Tariff Threat --- Diplomacy or Retaliation?
Threats from the White House over Greenland have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union's anti-coercion instrument.
Donald Trump said last week that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, Trump said in a social media post while at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The rate would climb to 25% on June 1 if no deal was in place for “the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland” by the United States, he wrote on social media.
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European leaders from Dublin to Helsinki quickly condemned the announcement as economic coercion and sent representatives to Brussels on Sunday for an emergency meeting.
If diplomacy fails, they have signaled a new willingness to wield the economic might of the 27-nation European Union.
“Our priority is to engage, not escalate. Sometimes the most responsible form of leadership is restraint,” said European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill on Monday. “The EU has tools at its disposal and is prepared to respond should the threatened tariffs be imposed.”
The value of EU-U.S. trade in goods and services amounted to 1.7 trillion euros ($2 trillion) in 2024, or an average of 4.6 billion euros a day, according to EU statistics agency Eurostat.
With inputs from AP
