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Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech
President Donald Trump, speaking Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland amid heightened tensions with Europe, notably ruled out using military force to acquire Greenland. "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that," Trump said.

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Trump's Davos speech calls for Greenland talks, not force. Live updates.
Trump will talk domestic policy at Davos, where his quest for Greenland could overshadow other goals
EU lawmakers stall US trade deal in protest over Greenland
The European Parliament has decided to suspend its work on the European Union's trade deal with the United States in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump's demands to acquire Greenland and threats o...

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Trump tells European leaders they'd all be 'speaking German' without US - as he repeats Greenland demands, but says he WON'T use force
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Trump live news: US president says ‘won’t use force’ to acquire Greenland
‘No Going Back’: Trump Doubles Down on Greenland Threats
“There can be no going back,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media about his designs on Greenland, which have shaken the foundations of the NATO alliance.

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Trump renews demand for Greenland, but says he ‘won’t use force’

From Wind Farms to Stolen Elections: Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Speech at Davos

In his much anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to take over Greenland, railed against wind farms, and criticized what he claimed was an imbalance in trade between the United States and the rest of the world.

Trump challenges Carney at Davos, asserts Canada should be 'grateful' for Golden Dome missile defense

Trump claims the U.S. should control Greenland for Golden Dome missile defense, says Canada "lives because of the United States" in heated Davos remarks.

Donald Trump addressing world leaders in Davos

It comes after Trump says he will add a 10% tariff to goods imported from eight European countries that oppose his plan to take over Greenland.

Newsom trolls Trump in Davos and gets a response from the president

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, long one of President Donald Trump’s chief trolls, took the routine this week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – and got a globally televised rise out of the president.

Here are the 5 most shocking moments from Trump’s wild Davos speech

President Donald Trump delivered a rambling address to global leaders during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

4 key takeaways from Donald Trump's speech at Davos

President Donald Trump used his Davos address to press for US control of Greenland, defend tariffs, and frame global politics as a contest of power.
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Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech

"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland, where we already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago," Trump said.

Trump chides Carney at Davos, says Canada should be 'grateful'

U.S. President Donald Trump chided Mark Carney in a speech in Davos on Wednesday after the Canadian prime minister delivered a rousing address on a "rupture" in the international rules-based order.

Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims in Davos about Greenland and NATO

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.
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