President Donald Trump said he won’t use force to take Greenland during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump spoke Wednesday morning, again pushing for the U.S. to take control of the country.
During his speech, Trump addressed NATO spending, saying, “We never asked for anything, and we never got anything, we probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won’t do that.”
Trump added, “I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force,” he said. “All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.
The president also added pressure on Europe, saying the U.S. “will remember” if they don’t accept his push to take over Greenland.
“We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won’t give it. We’ve never asked for anything else, and we could have kept that piece of land, and we didn’t,” Trump said. He told Europe, “You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative, or you can say no, and we will remember.”
His comments come after the president was questioned Tuesday on how far he would go to take Greenland. His response was “you’ll see.”
He justified his desire to take his country, saying the U.S. needs it “for national security and even world security.”
Tariff threat
Last week, in an effort to persuade European countries to allow the U.S. to take Greenland, Trump announced he would impose a 10% tarriff on eight European countries. He said the tariffs will be “due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”
After he announced the tariffs, European leaders met on Sunday for emergency meetings to discuss how to respond. One of the options on the table was Europe’s anti-coercion instrument, a never-before-used tactic to deter and respond to economic pressure from foreign governments.
However, on Wednesday, the European Parliament announced it was formally halting the implementation of the trade deal that Europe reached with Trump.
“Now official: EU-US deal is on hold until further notice,” Bernd Lange, the chairman of the Parliament’s international trade committee, said on X. “Our sovereignty and territorial integrity are at stake. Business as usual impossible.”
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