Trump’s Most DANGEROUS Precedent Yet - Absolute Power, Greenland, and Tariffs on US Allies

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In this video, we break down one of the most striking and controversial moves of Donald Trump’s second term: the announcement of a blanket 10% tariff on eight key U.S. allies—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland—set to begin February 1, 2026, with a threat to raise it to 25% by June.

Trump’s justification is extraordinary. He claims the United States has “subsidized” its allies for centuries by not imposing tariffs—and now, he argues, world peace and national security are at stake. At the center of this dispute is Greenland, which Trump openly says he wants the United States to acquire, framing it as a strategic necessity to counter China and Russia.

But this story goes far beyond tariffs or Greenland.

In this video, we explore:
- How tariffs are being used as sanctions, designed to coerce political behavior
- Why this marks a historic shift in U.S. policy—treating allies as acceptable collateral damage
- The growing fusion of trade policy, national security, and territorial ambition
- The unresolved Supreme Court battle over Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
- Why the legal fight is less about tariffs and more about the limits of presidential power
- How the Trade Act of 1974 gives Trump alternative tools even if the courts rule against him

We also examine the deeper implications: the continued expansion of what qualifies as “national security,” how that expansion erodes congressional authority, and why courts may slow—but not stop—this trajectory.

Whether or not Greenland ever changes hands, the precedent is already being set. Tariffs are no longer just economic instruments. They are becoming default tools of geopolitical negotiation, alliance management, and power projection—and once that logic is normalized, it’s very hard to reverse.

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