President Trump is flexing his muscle just a week into his presidency, using tariffs and sanctions as a leverage tool to enact his agenda, even when it involves U.S. allies. Trump caused a stir

The president is increasingly threatening other countries with tariffs for issues that have little to do with trade.

In just a week, the president has floated financial reprisals for Mexico, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Colombia. The hostilities could backfire.

At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.

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Trump briefly raised the idea of buying Greenland in his first term and expressed shock—even calling off a planned visit to Copenhagen—when his offer was refused. This time around, he’s not backing down. He has held at least one reportedly tense phone conversation on the matter.

At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.

Donald Trump claimed an early victory for a coercive foreign policy based on tariffs and hard power on Sunday after announcing Colombia had backed down in a dispute over migrant repatriation flights.

The president’s confrontational foreign policy has created opportunity for his allies on K Street who are willing to take on clients he has targeted.

Vermont senator and former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders accused Trump of “trying to bully our allies Canada, Colombia, Denmark and Panama” by threatening tariffs if they don’t bow to ...

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sought to drum up support from European allies to stand up to Donald Trump’s efforts to appropriate Greenland, as she tried to project unity while avoiding antagonizing the US president.