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Trump backs off Greenland tariff threat based on new "solution"

DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump announced on Wednesday that he will not follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on eight European allies on Feb. 1 over their opposition to his claim of Greenland.

Why it matters: Trump already dropped his threat to invade Greenland earlier Wednesday, and he's now reversed his tariff threat — which had triggered a crisis in the transatlantic alliance and rattled global markets.


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