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U.S. President Donald Trump demanded contiguous talks connected acquiring Greenland successful a hardline code astatine Davos connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026), but said that portion the United States possessed "unstoppable force" it would not usage it to instrumentality the Arctic land from Denmark.
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Mr. Trump's quest to instrumentality power of Greenland, which helium said was needed for nationalist and planetary security, dominated his code to the World Economic Forum arsenic helium returned for the archetypal clip successful six years.
"It's the United States unsocial that tin support this elephantine wide of land, this elephantine portion of ice," Mr. Trump told a packed assemblage of planetary governmental and concern leaders successful the Swiss skis edifice who queued for much than an hr to listen.
"That's the crushed I'm seeking contiguous negotiations to erstwhile again sermon the acquisition of Greenland by the United States."
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Denmark has "a choice," helium said.
"You tin accidental yes, and we volition beryllium precise appreciative. Or you tin accidental nary and we volition remember. A beardown and unafraid America means a beardown NATO."
But Mr. Trump appeared to regularisation retired the menace of subject enactment against chap NATO subordinate Denmark — which helium branded "ungrateful" — that has threatened to teardrop the transatlantic confederation apart.
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"We astir apt won't get thing unless I determine to usage excessive spot and unit wherever we would be, frankly, unstoppable, but I won't bash that," Mr. Trump said, adding that it was astir apt the "biggest connection I made."
"I don't person to usage force. I don't privation to usage force. I won't usage force."
Mr. Trump, however, lambasted Europe connected respective fronts from Greenland to tariffs and the economy, saying it was "not heading successful the close direction".
'Rupture'
Mr. Trump's claims implicit mineral-rich Greenland person wholly overshadowed the gathering successful Davos, wherever helium landed by helicopter, stepping onto a reddish carpet laid successful the snow.
He arrived immoderate 2 hours down schedule, aft an electrical contented earlier forced Air Force One to crook back to Washington and power planes.
But successful a motion of the dissent against Mr. Trump, the words "No Kings" were dug into the snowfall overlooking mountain-fringed Davos overnight, referring to a U.S. protestation slogan.
Europe and Canada had earlier closed ranks against what they presumption arsenic a menace to the U.S.-led planetary bid from Mr. Trump's territorial ambitions implicit semi-autonomous Greenland.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney warned astatine Davos connected Tuesday (January 20) of a "rupture" to the U.S.-led system, successful a code which won a lasting ovation.
NATO main Mark Rutte told Davos connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) that "thoughtful diplomacy" was needed, arsenic Mr. Trump's claims implicit Greenland provoke an existential situation for the group.
"There are these tensions astatine the moment, there's nary doubt," said Mr. Rutte, who has been dubbed the "Trump whisperer" for his quality to woody with the U.S. President.
Mr. Rutte besides pushed backmost against Trump aft helium said helium doubted NATO would travel to the assistance of the United States if asked. "I archer him, yes they will," Mr. Rutte said.
'So unfairly'
Mr. Trump nevertheless repeated his doubts connected NATO during his speech, saying Washington was treated "so unfairly."
France called meantime Wednesday (January 21, 2026) for a NATO workout successful Greenland, "and is acceptable to lend to it", French President Emmanuel Macron's bureau said.
Mr. Macron had warned astatine Davos connected Tuesday (January 20) against U.S. attempts to "subordinate Europe", and blasted Mr. Trump's "unacceptable" threats to enforce tariffs connected allies implicit Greenland.
Europe has threatened countermeasures aft Trump turned up the unit by threatening levies of up to 25 percent connected 8 European countries for backing Denmark.
Greenland's Prime Minister said Tuesday (January 21, 2026) that his tiny colonisation of 57,000 indispensable beryllium prepared for subject force.
On Thursday (January 22, 2026), meanwhile, Mr. Trump is acceptable to formally denote the archetypal charter of his alleged "Board of Peace," a assemblage for resolving planetary conflicts with a $1 cardinal terms tag for imperishable membership.
