EU to Halt Trade Deal with Trump

The EPP is in favour of the EU–U.S. trade deal, but given Donald Trump’s threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage. The 0% tariffs on U.S. products must be put on hold. #EuropeanUnity

— Manfred Weber (@ManfredWeber) January 17, 2026

Yesterday, I commented Trump Hits European Nations With Tariffs Until Deal Reached to Buy Greenland

If you need another reason IEEPA tariffs are idiocy, you have one.

Here’s the full blown reaction.

Bloomberg reports EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump’s New Tariff Threat

European Union lawmakers are poised to halt approval of the EU’s trade deal with the US over President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on countries that supported Greenland in the face of American threats.

Manfred Weber, president of the European People’s Party, the largest political group in the European Parliament, said on Saturday that agreement with the US is no longer possible.

“The EPP is in favor of the EU-US trade deal, but given Donald Trump’s threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage,” Weber posted on social media. He added that the EU agreement to lower tariffs on “US products must be put on hold.”

If EPP lawmakers join left-leaning political groups, it’s likely they’ll have enough votes to delay or block approval.

A vocal faction of EU lawmakers have long railed against the agreement, arguing it was too lopsided in favor of the US. That anger has deepened as the US expanded a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum to hundreds of additional EU products after the July accord.

“It is clear that national sovereignty of any country needs to be respected by all partners of the trade deal,” Bernd Lange, the longtime chair of European Parliament’s trade committee who helps oversee the discussion on ratifying the trade deal, said in an interview this week.

Following Trump’s announcement Saturday, Lange posted on social media that work on implementing the trade accord with the US should be suspended until Trump’s threats ceased. He also called for the EU to use its anti-coercion instrument, the bloc’s most powerful retaliatory trade tool.

Per Clausen, a Danish MEP with The Left, gathered 30 signatures for a letter sent Wednesday to Parliament leaders urging them to “freeze” the trade deal “as long as claims for Greenland and threats are made by the US administration.”

“It would seem extremely strange if we were to enter into an agreement with the US now,” Clausen said in an interview. “This would be a clear signal that, from the EU’s side, we are prepared to use the instruments we now have vis-a-vis the US if they continue their aggression.”

Statement from Two US Senators

Senator Shaheen Senator Thom Tillis, co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the below statement:

Today from Copenhagen, @SenatorShaheen and @SenThomTillis, co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the below statement:

🔗https://t.co/d82QBzNaM8 pic.twitter.com/uhenChapbA

— Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@SFRCdems) January 17, 2026

Tariffs as a Weapon

Trump is repeatedly using tariffs as a weapon, not as a trade matter.

At a minimum he did it to Brazil, India, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland.

NATO Treaty

By signed treaty, NATO countries are obliged to come to the defense of any other NATO country attacked.

They are obliged to protect Greenland from an invasion by the US.

Moreover, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland don’t have any say in the matter between Trump’s ignorant bluster.

The purchase of Greenland is a matter between the US, Denmark, and Greenland.

The irony is that had Trump not been such an ass, Greenland was on the verge of breaking away from Denmark.

Canada Takes a Stand

🚨 JUST IN: In a chilling escalation, Canadian PM Mark Carney warned America by saying, "Our full partnership and obligations to Article 5 stand. We stand FULLY BEHIND them." Canada will back Denmark on Greenland; this comes in response to U.S. plans of annexing Greenland. pic.twitter.com/wQoxXlUTlz

— WORLD NEWS (@_MAGA_NEWS_) January 16, 2026

Canadian PM Mark Carney warned America by saying, “Our full partnership and obligations to Article 5 stand. We stand FULLY BEHIND them.” Canada will back Denmark on Greenland; this comes in response to U.S. plans of annexing Greenland.

Thank you Canada.

Trump Will Take Greenland the ‘Easy Way’ or the ‘Hard Way’ by Force

On January 10, 2026, I noted Trump Will Take Greenland the ‘Easy Way’ or the ‘Hard Way’ by Force

Let me put this politely: The brazenness and gall of this arrogant, ignorant ass is stunning.

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