British broadcaster Piers Morgan on Saturday mocked President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on European allies over Greenland, joking that the United Kingdom should purchase the United States instead.
“After all, it was ours once, and it would enhance our North Atlantic security,” Morgan said in a post on social media. “If you don’t sell it to us, President Trump, we’re going to impose tariffs on the U.S. and any country who supports you in resisting this very good deal. Fair?”
Morgan’s comments come amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and European allies, following Trump’s Jan. 17 announcement that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would face tariffs starting Feb. 1 unless Greenland is ceded to the United States. Trump cited the island’s strategic Arctic location and mineral resources as critical to U.S. and global security.
European leaders have condemned the threat. French President Emmanuel Macron called the tariffs “unacceptable” and emphasized France’s commitment to sovereignty and international law. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre reiterated support for Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland, while U.K. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer stressed that Arctic security is a shared NATO responsibility and tariffs on allies are “completely wrong.”
The U.S. announcement has also triggered protests in Greenland and Denmark. On Jan. 17, thousands marched in Nuuk, Greenland, and Copenhagen, Denmark, carrying banners reading “Greenland is not for sale” and chanting slogans rejecting Trump’s plans.
Morgan’s post was widely interpreted as satire, highlighting the growing international ridicule of the U.S. president’s Greenland policy. British political commentators noted that while Morgan was joking, his remarks underscore the seriousness with which European and Nordic countries view threats to their sovereignty and the strategic Arctic region.
