Has United States (US) President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 250 percent tariff on Norway for winning the most gold medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games? The question has been buzzing on social media.
A post on X that has one million views showing an alleged snapshot of President Trump’s post on Truth Social claims the US president has accused Norway of cheating and threatened to impose tariffs.
The alleged post read: “Norway is about to win the most gold AGAIN. A country smaller than South Carolina! We pay for their defense through NATO and they spend it all on wax labs running fluorocarbon power overlays on CLASSIFIED sintered polyethylene base material that you literally CANNOT BUY.”
The statement continued: “If Norway does not IMMEDIATELY share their stone grinding patterns and fluorocarbon protocols with US teams, I have no choice but to place a 250 percent tariff on Norwegian salmon effective immediately.”
The post ends with signature Trump remarks – DO THE SKI YEAR AGAIN!!.
However, the post was false as President Trump has not threatened Norway, nor has he posted any statement related to skiing on his Truth Social account.
A community note has now been added to the fake X post, which reads: “This is not a real Truth Social from Donald Trump. The original poster even admitted it.”
The user who shared the fake screenshot admitted that the statement was not real but a satire.
