Trump's 10% Tariff Move Angers Meloni | Here's How the Italian PM Reacted | Greenland-EU

Trump's 10% Tariff Move Angers Meloni | Here's How the Italian PM Reacted | Greenland-EU

Italy’s Prime Minister called U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to slap tariffs on opponents of his plan to seize Greenland a “mistake” on Sunday (January 18, 2026), adding she had told him her views.

“I spoke to Donald Trump a few hours ago and told him what I think, and I spoke to the NATO secretary general, who confirmed that NATO is beginning to work on this issue.”

However, the far-right Prime Minister — a Trump ally in Europe — sought to downplay the conflict, telling journalists “there has been a problem of understanding and communication” between Europe and the United States related to the Arctic island, an autonomous territory of Denmark.