Trump steps up demand to annex Greenland but rules out using force

[Javaman]

Source: Uk Guardian

US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend ‘unsecured island’

Donald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland in an extraordinary speech in Davos, but said the US would not use force to seize what he called the “big, beautiful piece of ice”.

Addressing thousands of business and political leaders at the World Economic Form in the Swiss ski resort, the US president said he was “seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/davos-2026-trump-greenland-rules-out-force-part-north-america

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don't be surprised if he still attacks anyway, because he's an asshole.

[Ray Bruns]

1. Absolutely meaningless statement from TACO!

[yaesu]

2. His fascist criminal organization is just making news for stock manipulation

Like they always do

[LiberalArkie]

3. "You lie" Trump always lies.

[Zorro]

4. Ding Dong Donnie is our national shame and embarrassment.

[bbernardini]

5. Translation: he totally plans on using force. nt

[turbinetree]

6. He is so full of self righteous shit..........whenever he utters anything its a lie.............

[orangecrush]

7. Uses force in 3... 2... 1...

[Hugin]

10. Yeah, "rules it out"... for now.

We’ve seen this movie before.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. Phase two of the TACO process

He’s been spooked by the markets’ turmoil, and EU’s plans for retaliation.

Tough guy ain’t really so tough.

He still covets owning Greenland, but he fears losing both the midterms and losing his wealth more.

[Fil1957]

9. I think he really means it when he says he won't use force. Why? Because if he does it will precipitate a stock

market crash. He got a taste of that yesterday when the market plunged 870 points because of his Greenland ambitions. That's about the only thing that actually restrains him.

Thank God for the stock market!

I can't believe I wrote that...

[thought crime]

14. European leaders held firm and EU holds a large amount of US Treasury Bonds

At the first hint of a sell off of US Treasuries, Trump started backing off. Checkmate.

[Ray Bruns]

11. He also said Mexico was going to pay for the wall, but that wasn't true either.

[Bayard]

12. He's lying

I wish the crowd had heckled him, then walked out, the way they did to Lutnick.

[pansypoo53219]

13. 400 billion + just for 3 years.

[dalton99a]

15. .