How Trump’s Greenland threats could spark a new trade war

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  President Trump's tariff threats against Europe over Greenland raises tensions.

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  Europe has to step up, Europe has to be strong,

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  and Europe has to make sure that the threats that have been imposed don't become reality."

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  The Wall Street Journal explains how a U.S.

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  trade war with its closest allies could unfold.

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  The world got a first-hand look at how President Trump has been talking to European leaders about Greenland behind the scenes yesterday.

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  Over the weekend,

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  a text exchange between Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Garstora revealed he was explicitly tying the Nobel Peace Prize to his demands to acquire Greenland.

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