Davos, Donald Trump and Europe
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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European leaders, rattled by Donald Trump's latest global gambit, are looking to present a united front in Davos, as CEOs warned against an emotional response to the U.S. president's ambition to take over Greenland.
And now the president is ready to set a bunch of new houses on fire. The president will speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, tomorrow, and he appears prepared to shatter the nearly 80-year-old NATO alliance in order to seize Greenland.
The California governor also took a jab at Maria Machado, who handed over her Nobel Peace Prize to the president.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused European leaders of being “complicit” as President Trump ramps up pressure to bring Greenland under US control. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Newsom urged Europe to stand united after Trump threatened tariffs on allies who oppose the move,
Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress.
As President Donald Trump continues to press the Greenland issue, world leaders he is set to meet with in Davos, Switzerland, must decide how to handle Trump’s threats to acquire the territory. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports.
President Trump--at the start of a news conference to mark his first year back in the White House--said world leaders and CEOs are "very happily" waiting for his arrival in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.
The president will use a key address in Davos on Wednesday to highlight his administration’s accomplishments, he told reporters.