Jessica Mendoza

And now they're feeling like Trump saw that move as an aggressive step by the EU.

And so what did Trump do in response?

European leaders tried to avoid escalating the situation further.

On Sunday, the prime minister of Norway sent that message to Trump, expressing his opposition to the tariffs and trying to convince the president to talk it over.

French President Emmanuel Macron messaged Trump as well, saying, quote, My friend, we are totally in line on Syria.

We can do great things on Iran.

I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.

But Trump didn't back down.

And now Europe is considering retaliating.

How big a deal would that be for the US and how risky for Europe?

Trump maintains that the U.S.

has a lot to gain from controlling Greenland, from securing the Arctic to mining rare earth minerals.

But is all the geopolitical turmoil worth it?

Max went to Greenland to find out.

That's next.

You were just in Greenland on a reporting trip.

Can you set the scene?

Where were you?

What was it like on the ground?

And so what does its economy look like?