{"id":13915,"date":"2026-01-20T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13915"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:55:00","slug":"donald-trump-says-europe-will-not-push-back-too-much-on-his-greenland-bid-as-davos-day-two-begins-live-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13915","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump says Europe will not \u2018push back too much\u2019 on his Greenland bid as Davos day two begins \u2013 live | Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;696f16718f0824685e8f7055&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to our European live coverage.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;e0567928-6586-437c-92d7-ba0209cda52d&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;In the build-up to &lt;strong&gt;Donald Trump&lt;\/strong&gt;\u2019s expected appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, the US president has reiterated his threats to take Greenland, suggesting Europe wouldn\u2019t \u201cpush back too much\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5958396c-5f58-4a00-9fb8-22c1f6176038&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;He also threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne to get &lt;strong&gt;Emmanuel Macron&lt;\/strong&gt; to join his Gaza \u201cboard of peace\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;16ab3abc-c49f-4837-abbb-5666fc3ffd8d&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Trump is expected to meet global business leaders in &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/davos\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Davos&lt;\/a&gt; on Wednesday, Reuters has reported, as his presence looms large over the annual gathering of the global elite in the Swiss resort.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;583de7eb-8e6a-439f-86c2-67dc3e9fd6ff&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Business leaders \u2013 including CEOs in financial services, crypto and consulting \u2013 were invited to a reception after Trump\u2019s special address to the forum, the news agency said, citing sources.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;14557855-933a-46fc-a432-9b8a5dd95328&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;In key developments:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;bba5c513-1f12-4811-b3fd-2bb47584380d&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;ul&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trump said &lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; of European leaders&lt;\/strong&gt; over his attempt to buy Greenland: \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re gonna push back too much. We have to have it. They have to have this done.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trump, who is expected to arrive in Davos on Wednesday&lt;\/strong&gt;, has posted an &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/static-assets-1.truthsocial.com\/tmtg:prime-ts-assets\/media_attachments\/files\/115\/925\/847\/787\/466\/157\/original\/1f1255c0b23053d0.png\\&quot;&gt;image on his Truth Social platform&lt;\/a&gt; of what it says is a \u201cnote from President Emmanuel Macon\u201d in which it appears Macron says: \u201cI do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.\u201d Macron also says \u201clet us try to build great things\u201d and that he can set up a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday, also proposing a dinner together that day.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;China is being represented in Davos by vice-premier He Lifeng&lt;\/strong&gt;, who is due to deliver an address on Tuesday.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n &lt;li&gt;\\n  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tuesday\u2019s program at the World Economic Forum&lt;\/strong&gt; also includes addresses from Macron, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;\\n&lt;\/ul&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;479b9020-6784-4f30-9734-6354faa68c6c&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:false,&quot;summary&quot;:true},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1768890746000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.32\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1768891815000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.50\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1768890746000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.32\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.32&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Opening summary&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Tue 20 Jan 2026 06.53 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Tue 20 Jan 2026 06.32 GMT&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1768892093456}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-696f25e78f08e9ae87e1cd6d\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> has said he had a \u201cvery good\u201d telephone call with Nato secretary general <strong>Mark Rutte<\/strong> concerning Greenland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The US president also said he had agreed to a meeting of various parties in <strong>Davos<\/strong>, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF), while not specifying who the parties were.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAs I expressed to everyone, very plainly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/greenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Greenland<\/a> is imperative for National and World Security,\u201d he said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. \u201cThere can be no going back &#8211; On that, everyone agrees!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump had earlier told reporters the US would talk about acquiring Greenland at this week\u2019s WEF because Denmark could not protect the territory.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/jan\/20\/europe-greenland-donald-trump-davos-europe-live-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-696f25e78f08e9ae87e1cd6d&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-696f25e78f08e9ae87e1cd6d&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump says Europe will not \u2018push back too much\u2019 on his Greenland bid as Davos day two begins \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Donald Trump says Europe will not \u2018push back too much\u2019 on his Greenland bid as Davos day two begins \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/20\/europe-greenland-donald-trump-davos-europe-live-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696f25e78f08e9ae87e1cd6d#block-696f25e78f08e9ae87e1cd6d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\"\/>\n<article id=\"block-696f16718f0824685e8f7055\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Opening summary<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Welcome to our European live coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In the build-up to <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s expected appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, the US president has reiterated his threats to take Greenland, suggesting Europe wouldn\u2019t \u201cpush back too much\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He also threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne to get <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> to join his Gaza \u201cboard of peace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump is expected to meet global business leaders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/davos\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Davos<\/a> on Wednesday, Reuters has reported, as his presence looms large over the annual gathering of the global elite in the Swiss resort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Business leaders \u2013 including CEOs in financial services, crypto and consulting \u2013 were invited to a reception after Trump\u2019s special address to the forum, the news agency said, citing sources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In key developments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump said <\/strong><strong> of European leaders<\/strong> over his attempt to buy Greenland: \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re gonna push back too much. We have to have it. They have to have this done.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Trump, who is expected to arrive in Davos on Wednesday<\/strong>, has posted an <a href=\"https:\/\/static-assets-1.truthsocial.com\/tmtg:prime-ts-assets\/media_attachments\/files\/115\/925\/847\/787\/466\/157\/original\/1f1255c0b23053d0.png\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">image on his Truth Social platform<\/a> of what it says is a \u201cnote from President Emmanuel Macon\u201d in which it appears Macron says: \u201cI do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.\u201d Macron also says \u201clet us try to build great things\u201d and that he can set up a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday, also proposing a dinner together that day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>China is being represented in Davos by vice-premier He Lifeng<\/strong>, who is due to deliver an address on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Tuesday\u2019s program at the World Economic Forum<\/strong> also includes addresses from Macron, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/jan\/20\/europe-greenland-donald-trump-davos-europe-live-latest-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-696f16718f0824685e8f7055&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-696f16718f0824685e8f7055&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump says Europe will not \u2018push back too much\u2019 on his Greenland bid as Davos day two begins \u2013 live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Donald Trump says Europe will not \u2018push back too much\u2019 on his Greenland bid as Davos day two begins \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/20\/europe-greenland-donald-trump-davos-europe-live-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-696f16718f0824685e8f7055#block-696f16718f0824685e8f7055\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-01-20T06:50:15.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-gb\" title=\"Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 06:50 Greenwich Mean Time\">06.50 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Donald #Trump #Europe #push #Greenland #bid #Davos #day #begins #live #Donald #Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events Show key events onl&hellip; 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