Trump says he’s done more for Nato ‘than any other person, alive or dead’ amid Europe’s concern over US taking Greenland - live
US president cites his pressure campaign to get Nato members to raise their defence spending to 5% of GDP as one of his accomplishments in rambling remarks
And Davos looks like the place to be this week, with Trump now declaring that after his call with Nato's Rutte he will have a meeting of the various parties" on Greenland - whatever that means and whoever is going to be involved.
Separately, it's not clear if Macron's offer of setting up a G7 meeting on the sidelines was accepted (although looking at timings it would risk clashing with the emergency EU summit on Thursday night), but his separate invitation to a dinner at the Elysee Palace might be gone after Trump's very pointed and personal criticism of the French president.
Attacked the UK, mockingly calling it a brilliant" ally, for shocking" plan to hand over sovereignity of the Chagos islands to Mauritius (despite previous US support), saying it's among a long line" of reasons why Greenland has to be acquired"
Leaked private text messages from France's Emmanuel Macron and Nato's Mark Rutte discussing his latest policy moves
Threatened France with 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne over Macron's refusal to join the Gaza board of peace", said of Macron that nobody wants him because he's going to be out of office very soon"
Reiterated his intention of taking over Greenland as imperative for national and world security," saying there can be no going back"
Posted an AI generated visual of himself planting the US flag on Greenland, saying it's US territory, est. 2026," days after the US delegation agreed with Danish foreign minister for talks to be conducted behind closed doors, and not through threatening messages on social media.
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