Donald Trump, Davos
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he discussed air defence, security guarantees and funding for Ukraine's recovery – including the Donbas region – with US President Donald Trump in Davos.
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.
In his speech at Davos, Trump made some easily disprovable claims about wind farms, among other things.
Trump told World Economic Forum attendees he would not use force to acquire Greenland, while talking up his ability to negotiate through tariff threats. "You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative, or you can say no and we will remember," Trump said in the hourlong Jan. 21 speech.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values.
"We’ll work with many others, including the United Nations," said Trump as he introduced the founding members.
Elon Musk joked about Trump’s “Board of Peace” at Davos, riffing on “piece” vs. “peace” and drawing laughs from the audience.
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.
Trump has repeatedly argued that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security. This week, he seemed to confuse it with Iceland.
U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized a number of current and former political leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Air Force One headed back to Joint Base Andrews after it ran into a "minor electrical issue," per a White House pool report.