Europe told Donald Trump to sit down twice today.
The EU formally demanded the United States honor the trade agreement Trump signed in July, after he raised tariffs to 15% through a different legal loophole hours after the Supreme Court struck down his first ones. Greenland’s prime minister rejected Trump’s offer to send a hospital ship, pointed out that Greenland already provides free health care, and told the president of the United States to stop making “random outbursts on social media.”
This is how countries behave when they have decided the current American government is not a credible partner. When allies stop being diplomatic, it means diplomacy failed.
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Source: France 24
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EU demands United States honor July trade agreement after Trump raises global tariff from 10% to 15% in response to Supreme Court ruling blocking his emergency tariffs.
Source: Deutsche Welle
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Source: The Associated Press
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Source: CNBC
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Source: The Hill
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Greenland's prime minister rejects Trump's offer to send a hospital ship, noting Greenland already provides free health care and telling Trump to stop making "random outbursts on social media."
Source: Newsweek
February 22, 2026