U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne, as French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly set to refuse joining his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.

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    saying that European leaders “won’t push back too much.”

    Defensive forces are already being deployed to Greenland as I type this and EU leaders have made it clear they will open fire on hostile US soldiers.

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      Not really many forces has been deployed, it’s more a political statement than deterrence.

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            It was designated as a reconnaissance mission from the start and even the exact length was known. Not 🤡 at all

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              The exact length was unknown from the beginning. But I guess that Not relevant.

              Still recon is something completely different, then EU forces are deployed.

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      EU leaders have made it clear they will open fire on hostile US soldiers.

      I don’t believe this part.

      I’d rather think that normal civilians might shoot some of them, despite they are a very peaceful people.

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      Incorrect. The American claim was that Denmark does not do enough to protect Greenland. The reaction to that was to increase the NATO presence on Greenland. Why this is being considered threatening behavior (when an ally does exactly what you ask of them) is because politicians want to play both sides of the argument. The hope is that every action can be spun in the press so they can get whatever outcome they please