""In an awkward 90-second portion of his lengthy address to economic titans from around the world, the president mentioned Iceland four times when he very clearly seemed to be referring to Greenland - which he is trying to acquire.""
""I'm helping Europe, I am helping NATO, and until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me.""
""The problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them, 100%, but I'm not sure that they'll be there for us. They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money.""
""No he didn't, Libby. His written remarks referred to Greenland as a 'piece of ice' because that's what it is. You're the only one mixing anything up here.""
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to Iceland while appearing to mean Greenland, mentioning Iceland four times during a brief portion of his speech. Video of the live remarks shows him saying 'Iceland' multiple times as he discussed NATO and the stock market. Trump also stated, 'I'm helping Europe...' and blamed 'Iceland' for a market dip. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt countered by pointing to written remarks that described Greenland as a 'piece of ice' and accused a reporter of mixing things up. The exchange drew attention because Trump has shown interest in acquiring Greenland.
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