trump says denmark may face tariffs  president-elect donald trump, during a governors dinner on thursday evening at his mar-a-lago estate in palm beach, florida, reiterated his plans to take control of greenland and suggested that denmark may face tariffs. trump, who was hosting the event, was joined by 22 of the nations 27 gop governors, including florida gov. ron desantis, iowa gov. kim reynolds, and montana gov. greg gianforte. speaking to reporters inside, trump touched on a range of topics but focused predominantly on the agenda for his second administration. trump discussed his desire for the united states to take control of greenland, an autonomous territory of the kingdom of denmark that hosts a large u.s. military base, emphasizing its strategic importance to national security. we need this for national security, we need greenland very badly, trump told reporters at the dinner. the russian ships and chinese ships are all over the place, theyre surrounding [it] now, they have for a long time. thats a lane. we need that for national security. trump said the people of greenland would love to become a state of the united states, adding that denmark might not like it. maybe things have to happen with respect to denmark having to do with tariffs because they have to do this for the free world, we need that to protect the free world. trump has also expressed his desire for the united states to control the panama canallinking the atlantic and pacific oceansalthough he did not discuss this during thursdays dinner. maybe things have to happen with respect to denmark having to do with tariffs because they have to do this for the free world, we need that to protect the free world.   ump-discusses-greenland-during-gove rnors-dinner-says-denmark-may-face- tariffs-5789520
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