Tariff Tensions

President Trump announced Saturday that eight NATO nations will face a 10% tariff “until a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland.” 

The threat of tariffs is the latest escalation in the White House’s bid for the arctic island governed by Denmark; #47 says “world peace is at stake” if Uncle Sam can’t counter Russia and China by including Greenland in its “Golden Dome” defense system. 

Europe… disagrees. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland released a joint statement saying they stand “in full solidarity” with Greenland and that the tariffs “threaten to undermine transatlantic relations.” Some American lawmakers agree, saying the tariffs help adversaries by dividing NATO. 

The 10% tax will start in February and rise to 25% in June if a deal isn’t done.

ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
Negotiations progress and regress, and leaders succeed and let us down—but our hope is not in presidents, policies, or even achieving earthly peace. Put your trust in the Lord, who alone brings true justice, provision, and deliverance.

“Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save. When his breath leaves him, he returns to the ground; on that day his plans die. Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever, executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry.” 
Psalm 146:3-7 (CSB) (read full passage)