World Leaders Rally Against Trump’s Greenland Threats
The World Economic Forum in Davos has turned into a rally of resistance to President Trump’s push for U.S. control of Greenland.
French President Emmanuel Macron accused the U.S. of normalizing conflict and warned that there is a “shift towards a world without rules, where international law is trampled under foot and the only rule that seems to matter is the rule of the strongest.”
He was wearing 😎 due to an eye infection.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the “rules-based international order” is effectively dead and countries can no longer depend on the U.S.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “In politics, as in business, a deal is a deal,” noting that Trump’s new tariff threats come after the U.S. and the EU signed a trade deal last July.
She warned that “plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landscape.”
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said “so many red lines have been crossed” in Europe over Trump’s Greenland provocations.
Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is downplaying the conflict in Switzerland, saying U.S.-European relations “have never been closer.”
Trump is leaving for Europe tonight and set to speak in Davos tomorrow. In the meantime, he publicly posted screenshots of texts he received from Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte yesterday
PREPARING FOR WAR
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the island’s leaders and population must begin preparing for the possibility of a military invasion – from residents stocking up on food to Denmark deploying more troops to boost Arctic defense.
“It’s not likely there will be a military conflict, but it can’t be ruled out,” he said Tuesday.
During a heated debate in the European Parliament, Danish lawmaker Anders Vistisen delivered one of the bluntest rebukes yet, telling President Trump to “fuck off.”