Over the weekend, President Donald Trump threatened a 10 percent tariff on goods from several European countries because they have voiced opposition to his plans for the US to acquire Greenland. He doubled down and threatened to raise it to 25 percent in weeks if they do not get in line.
And his threats come despite being one of his most unpopular policies with voters at home and abroad.
Trump's comments are just the latest sign that the United States can no longer be considered a reliable partner for its European partners. The president told NBC News, "no comment" when asked if he would use military force.
While Trump continues to push his idea of the U.S. taking Greenland, voters remain opposed. A recent Quinnipiac University poll found that 55 percent were against trying to buy Greenland. That figure rose when people were asked about taking it by force. Now, Trump is trying to couple Greenland with another one of his favorite terms - tariffs - despite poor polling.
Over the weekend, a handful of members of Congress and senators headed to Europe to reassure the Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers.
Among them were Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, both of whom have lambasted the idea of taking Greenland by force. Tillis, for his part, called the tariffs "bad for America, bad for American businesses, and bad for America's allies."
In the same token, NBC News reported that Trump is now fretting about Canada and its supposed vulnerabilities to Russia and China. It comes after a reprieve from Trump's threats last year about turning Canada into the "51st state."
But there is just one problem: all of these measures are incredibly unpopular. In fact, the president has figured out how to merge three of the least popular parts of his agenda to create a turducken policy that will alienate most of the American electorate eleven months before the 2026 midterm elections.
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