Donald Trump threatens MORE tariffs on countries who oppose Greenland takeover

The remarks came as Trump discussed his broader strategy of wielding import levies as diplomatic leverage, including efforts to secure preferential drug pricing arrangements with other nations.

Denmark has repeatedly rebuffed American overtures to purchase the world's largest island.

The European Parliament is weighing whether to delay implementation of a trade agreement with Washington as a direct response to Mr Trump's territorial designs on the Danish autonomous territory.

Legislators had been examining proposals to eliminate numerous import duties on American goods, representing the core of the transatlantic trade arrangement.

Votes were originally scheduled for January.

Members of the European Parliament have now called for these proceedings to be pushed back.

The deal also encompasses continued duty-free access for US lobster exports, an arrangement first reached during Trump's previous term in 2020.

European leaders have rallied behind Copenhagen's longstanding sovereignty over the resource-rich Arctic region.

Mr Trump, who has described himself as the "tariff king," previously employed similar tactics in dealings with French President Emmanuel Macron, threatening a sweeping 25 per cent levy to pressure Paris on pharmaceutical pricing.

Critics have cautioned that such aggressive posturing risks fracturing NATO and widening divisions with European allies during an already tense geopolitical period.

Some observers have speculated that straining the Atlantic alliance may itself be an intended outcome of the administration's approach.

The standoff marks a significant escalation in transatlantic tensions, with Washington signalling that economic penalties await those who obstruct American strategic objectives in the Arctic.

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