US threat falls flat: Macron blasts Trump's tariff drama, gears up for coordinated EU counterpunch

French President Emmanuel Macron openly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump following renewed tensions over NATO, Greenland, and looming trade tariffs. After signals of a possible NATO exit debate in France, Macron drew a firm red line against Washington, condemning Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs on European allies as unacceptable. Macron warned that Europe would respond in a united and coordinated manner if the measures are confirmed, while backing Denmark-led military exercises in Greenland. The standoff has exposed deepening fractures within NATO, as Trump’s Greenland push and trade war rhetoric fuel questions over alliance unity and Europe’s strategic autonomy.