"U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would not take over Greenland by force, but stuck firmly to his demands for control of the Danish territory during a speech in Davos and hinted at consequences if his ambitions were thwarted. "People thought I would use force, but I don't have to use force," Trump said at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in the Swiss Alpine resort. "I don't want to use force. I won't use force," he added, without mentioning his threat of tariffs."
"Rather than focusing on the economic message his aides had previewed, Trump delivered more than an hour of scolding and threats aimed at countries already unnerved by his push to seize territory from Denmark, which is a longtime U.S. NATO ally. He chastised Europeans on issues ranging from wind power and the environment to immigration and geopolitics, while casting himself as a defender of Western values."
President Donald Trump said he would not seize Greenland by force but insisted on immediate negotiations for a U.S. acquisition of the Danish territory, warning Denmark that Washington would "remember" if it refused. He told the World Economic Forum he did not want to use force and denied prior market comments caused a selloff, while U.S. stocks recovered modestly. Trump criticized European policies on energy, environment and immigration, called Denmark "ungrateful" and downplayed Greenland as a "small ask" over a "piece of ice." He cited U.S. military operations, including a claimed ousting of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
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