Some GOP lawmakers are irked at President Trump’s vow to slap new 10% tariffs on eight European nations as part of his pressure campaign to acquire Greenland.
Some GOP lawmakers are irked at President Trump’s vow to slap new 10% tariffs on eight European nations as part of his pressure campaign to acquire Greenland.
Trump’s announcement came after those countries deployed troops to the icy island in an apparent show of support for Denmark retaining control over it.
But numerous GOP lawmakers are squeamish that the US is clashing with its NATO ally.
“Congress must reclaim tariff authorities. There’s a reason James Madison put tariff authorities under Article One,” wrote retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who has been no stranger to criticizing Trump, on X.
Trump indicated on Truth Social that he intends to slap the 10% tariff on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland starting Feb. 1.
He then plans to ramp those tariffs up further to 25% in June if the US doesn’t acquire Greenland by then.
But retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) bemoaned on X, “This response to our own allies for sending a small number of troops to Greenland for training is bad for America, bad for American businesses, and bad for America’s allies.
“It’s great for [Vladimir] Putin, Xi [Jinping] and other adversaries who want to see NATO divided,” Tillis wrote.
