Thousands marched in the capitals of Greenland and Denmark, united in their rejection of Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions for the Inuit island.

President Trump said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff.

NUUK, Greenland — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.

President Donald Trump said he would introduce tariffs on several European allies for sending troops to Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark that he has repeatedly threatened to annex .

Denmark's self-governing territory Greenland hopes to cut all ties with Copenhagen but leaders are proceeding cautiously with independence plans despite US President Donald Trump's threats to take over the Arctic island.

People in the Greenland capital of Nuuk said they were glad the first meeting between Greenlandic, Danish and American officials had taken place but suggested it left more questions than answers.

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen was among what has been described as the island's biggest protest, drawing nearly a quarter of Nuuk's population.

WASHINGTON/NUUK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that the U.S. needs Greenland and that Denmark cannot be relied upon to protect the island, even as he said that "something will work out" with respect to the future governance of the Danish overseas territory.