US President Donald Trump delivers a code during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting successful Davos, Switzerland, connected January 21, 2026.
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President Donald Trump connected Wednesday called for "immediate negotiations" with Denmark to "discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States."
But Trump, successful an code to satellite leaders and others astatine the World Economic Forum, said for the archetypal clip that helium would not usage subject force successful pursuit of the territory.
"I won't bash that," Trump said during the lengthy code successful Davos, Switzerland.
"Now everyone's saying, 'Oh, good,'" helium quipped. "People thought I would usage force. I don't person to usage force. I don't privation to usage force. I won't usage force."
Stocks, which had plummeted a time earlier amid Trump's expanding aggression toward Greenland, immediately rebounded aft the president ruled retired utilizing the U.S. subject against the island.
But Trump maintained that Greenland —an autonomous territory ruled by Denmark, 1 of America's NATO allies — is simply a must-have plus for U.S. nationalist security.
And his remarks, which came days aft helium threatened caller tariffs against 8 NATO members related to Greenland, continued to ratchet up unit connected Europe.
"So they person a choice," Trump said. "You tin accidental yes, and we volition beryllium precise appreciative. Or you tin accidental no, and we volition remember."
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