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Sasha Rogelberg

After repeated claims of taking over Greenland, the Trump administration is now asking Denmark for extra eggs amid shortage

A worker carries several stacked flats of eggs (Credit: Justin Sullivan—Getty Images)
  • The U.S. government is asking European countries, including Denmark, to ramp up egg exports as American poultry farms reel from the spread of the avian flu, hiking up egg prices. The request comes after President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Denmark, saying the U.S. would annex its territory of Greenland, while also threatening Europe with steep tariffs on alcohol.

The U.S. egg shortage has pushed the government to lean on Europe’s egg supplies, even as President Donald Trump threatens some countries with economic sanctions and steep tariffs.

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