00:00This morning, Europe is scrambling after an extraordinary weekend escalation from President Trump,
00:08and a fast response is now unfolding across the continent.
00:12Diplomats from all 27 European Union nations met for several hours behind closed doors in Brussels on Sunday for emergency talks,
00:20weighing how to respond to Trump's latest pressure campaign,
00:23a threat that the U.S. will hit eight European countries with new tariffs of 10 percent to begin with,
00:30then soaring to 25 percent in June, unless Europe agrees to talks over the purchase of Greenland.
00:36European Council President Antonio Costa now says a summit of leaders will happen later this week in Brussels,
00:43warning that Trump's threats risk tearing at the foundation of transatlantic relations.
00:48And the public reaction has been just as blunt.
00:51Thousands marched through snow and freezing rain in Greenland's capital over the weekend,
00:56chanting, Greenland is not for sale, as protests spread to Copenhagen and several other cities.
01:03European nations that Trump targeted are also pointing to recent joint military exercises in Greenland,
01:09calling them routine, defensive and legal.
01:12Germany has already begun pulling its small contingent of troops off the island,
01:16a signal Europe is trying to lower the temperature, even as tensions rise.
01:20We have been asking since the very beginning of this to have a constructive dialogue with our American ally and friends,
01:33free from social media and headlines and strong words.
01:37And we opened that dialogue last week.
01:41We will not give up on that.
01:43The president and those inside the administration are framing the move as necessary for national security.
01:50Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC American ownership of Greenland would prevent a future crisis in the Arctic.
01:56If there were an attack on Greenland from Russia, from some other area, we would get dragged in.
02:04And so better now, peace through strength, make it part of the United States.
02:09The European leaders will come around and they will understand that they need to be under the U.S. security umbrella.
02:16But so far, that's not looking likely.
02:18In a post on X Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made it clear the EU is firmly backing Denmark and Greenland,
02:27saying Europe will stand together to protect its sovereignty.
02:30And if talks fail, Europe is signaling it has a big gun ready.
02:35French officials want the EU to unlock its anti-coercion powers,
02:40a trade weapon designed to hit U.S. companies hard and fast.
02:43In Brussels, they call it the trade bazooka.
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