This is NBC Nightly News with Jose Diaz Ballard.

Good evening. We begin tonight with a major escalation from President Trump as he ramps up his

push to acquire Greenland. The president threatening new tariffs today on these eight countries in

Europe, all of them NATO allies, including the UK, France, and Denmark, which controls Greenland.

President Trump says the U.S. needs Greenland for our national security.

But punishing our allies could have huge consequences abroad and here at home,

with new tariffs potentially raising prices on American consumers.

Our Melanie Zanona is traveling with the president tonight and starts us off.

Tonight, a dramatic escalation in President Trump's push to acquire Greenland

that could affect the cost of living here in the U.S.

The president announcing plans to use tariffs to punish some of our NATO allies, saying in a

truth social post that starting February 1st, he'll impose a 10% tariff on all goods from Denmark

and seven other countries until Greenland is sold to the United States. The tariff will then

increase to 25% on June 1st if no deal is reached.

Trump teasing the idea on Friday.

They may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland because we need Greenland for national security, so I may do that.

The president's move could hurt our allies abroad and make the cost of living even tougher

for Americans at a time when the president is already struggling on the issue of affordability.

Foreign leaders are firing back at this threat, with the European Union saying tariffs

would risk a dangerous downward spiral.

The Danish foreign minister called Trump's statement a surprise, noting just days ago they

had a constructive meeting with administration officials to discuss increasing the U.S. military presence in Greenland.

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