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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Johnson says he aims to ‘calm the situation’ over Trump’s Greenland threats during his UK trip in interview with Farage

House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he aims to “calm the situation” over President Donald Trump’s threats to acquire Greenland during his current trip to the United Kingdom.

Tensions between the US, Greenland and Europe have reached a boiling point as the president threatens to impose tariffs on eight European countries and has refused to rule out military force in his pursuit to gain control of Denmark’s self-governing territory.

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