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Macron says Trump tariff threat over Greenland unacceptable

By Thomson Reuters Jan 17, 2026 | 12:51 PM

PARIS, Jan 17 (Reuters) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron said on ‍Saturday that the threat of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland ‌was unacceptable and ‌that if they were confirmed Europe would respond in a coordinated manner.

“No intimidation ​nor threat will influence us, ‍neither in ​Ukraine, nor in ​Greenland, nor anywhere else ‍in the world when we are confronted with such situations,” Macron said on ‍X.

“Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in ‍this ‍context. Europeans ​will respond to ​them ⁠in a united ‌and coordinated manner if they were to be confirmed.”

(Reporting by John Irish. Editing by Mark ⁠Potter)