# The Most Startling Line From Trump’s Davos Speech

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-most-startling-line-from-trumps-davos-speech/
- Published: 2026-01-22T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: President Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2026. Photo credit: ©2026 World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Philip Elliott. Time – January 21, 2026. President Donald Trump assured nervous European allies on Wednesday he “won’t use force” to take Greenland while adding a not-so-subtle threat that the world’s largest island will eventually be under the U.S. flag, one way or another. “All the U.S. is asking for is a place called Greenland,” Trump said in a wide-reaching appearance that hopscotched from Somali fraud to former President Joe Biden’s mental acumen to his Treasury Secretary’s football draft potential. […] Click here to view original web page at www.time.com Video: Trump keeps calling Greenland ‘Iceland’ during speech in Davos – Associated Press Video: Trump announces ‘framework’ deal on Greenland – NBC News Related articles: How Much TACO Trump Crumbled on Greenland Deal Revealed – The Daily BeastTrump declaration of Greenland framework deal met with scepticism as doubts persist – The Guardian Trump backs off tariff threats and hails ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland – NPR Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio