President Donald Trump has announced tariffs against countries who have opposed the American purchase and annexation of Greenland, he announced on Saturday on Truth Social.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 17, 2026
Should the states opposing the annexation continue to do so, the Trump administration will be imposing a 10 percent tariff on all goods entering the United States beginning on Feb. 1. That amount will be increased to 25 percent on June 1, and will remain in effect until the parties can come to an agreement on the "complete and total purchase" of the territory.
Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are the countries who are facing the impeding tariffs after they deployed limited numbers of military personnel to the island in recent days.
Europe’s troop deployments in Greenland:
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 15, 2026
France: 15 personnel
Germany: 13 personnel
Sweden: 3 personnel
Norway: 2 personnel
Finland: 2 personnel
United Kingdom: 1 personnel
Netherlands: 1 personnel pic.twitter.com/2ojgFZA23I
The Trump administration has considered offering up to $100,000 each in a lump-sum payment to residents of the island to help facilitate the purchase. The estimated price to purchase the island could be as high as $700 billion, according to a report from NBC News.
JUST IN - Trump considers paying "Greenlanders" $10,000 – $100,000 per person to join the U.S. and support secession from Denmark — Reuters pic.twitter.com/qVbv7IDTUx
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 8, 2026
Greenland's Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary Marco Rubio earlier this week to discuss a deal.
