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Bessent on Greenland: "We Won’t Outsource National Security" | NTD News Today (Jan. 18)
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President Donald Trump threatened 25 percent tariffs on eight European nations that recently sent troops to Greenland. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Jan. 18, “We are not going to outsource our national security.” We explore the rationale behind these remarks with a geopolitical analyst.
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