Davos, Greenland and Donald Trump
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President Trump has doubled down on threats to take control of Greenland. He will partly use a trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to further press his case amid deep European skepticism.
President Trump is addressing the gathering of world leaders, CEOs and policymakers as America's allies balk at his efforts to acquire Greenland.
"They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you," the president said in a remark that appeared to be about Greenland.
President Donald Trump’s Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland was filled with inaccurate claims – notably including false and misleading statements about NATO and Greenland, the self-governing Danish territory he is pushing for the US to acquire.
President Trump appeared to confuse Greenland with Iceland during various points in his speech on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump referred to Iceland when he meant its colder neighbor Greenland four times Wednesday. He also made the same mistake once on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump spoke to the rich and powerful at Davos, addressing topics ranging from Greenland to the stock market to the new Fed chair.
President Donald Trump arrived on Wednesday in Zurich, Switzerland, and began his scheduled address in Davos, saying he brought "phenomenal news" from America. Air Force One had earlier turned around mid-flight,