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Swinney: Not Right for Trump to Use Tariffs as Economic Threat over Greenland
John Swinney warns tariffs could cost Scotland’s economy thousands of jobs, especially hitting the Scotch whisky sector which lost 1,000 jobs last year, amid US pressure over Greenland.
- On Monday, First Minister John Swinney criticised U.S. tariffs as `deeply damaging` to Scotland and the UK, calling them `the wrong thing to do`.
- President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff from February 1 rising to 25% from June 1 targeting the UK and Nato members until Greenland is secured.
- Scotch whisky producers warn the sector lost 1,000 jobs in the past year and Diageo paused production as tariffs threaten exports and smaller distillers.
- Officials cautioned that Scottish ministers warned tariffs risk undermining Nato, damaging diplomatic ties and harming exports amid the Greenland dispute.
- The European Union has identified retaliatory tariffs worth �93 billion and says unity may require coordinated responses using the EU Anti-Coercion Instrument .
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Left
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73% Left
L 73%
C 27%
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