Donald Trump is threatening Europe with new tariffs, due to the opposition of some countries to the North American plan to take control of Greenland. Piers Morgan, journalist and TV presenter, made a peculiar suggestion, which involves the football World Cup, to try to resolve the diplomatic conflict.
Piers Morgan, British journalist and television presenter, suggested this Sunday that a group of European countries, including Portugal, could suspend participation in this year’s World Cup, which is being held in the United States, at a time when Europe and the USA are discussing new tariffs and the situation in Greenland.
“Should England, France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway and Italy perhaps suspend participation in the World Cup while tariff negotiations with President Trump continue? The withdrawal of 8 of the 10 favorite teams for the title could make some people think better about the issue”, wrote Piers Morgan on the social network X.
European Union (EU) leaders will meet on Thursday in Brussels at an extraordinary summit to discuss transatlantic relations. The European Commission defended this Monday that it wanted to commit to dialogue, avoiding an escalation in the face of repeated threats from the President of the United States, Donald Trump, regarding Greenland and customs duties.
The spokesperson for the Community Executive for Trade, Olof Gill, guaranteed that the European Union has “tools” and is “ready to react” if the American president carries out these trade threats.
Trump said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, which would be raised to 25% on June 1, if an agreement for the “complete and total purchase of Greenland” by the United States is not signed.
