Trump tells Davos he ‘won’t use force’ over Greenland
President Donald Trump ruled out the prospect of using military force over Greenland as he made his pitch to the world as to why the United States “needs” the Danish territory.
Trump’s escalating rhetoric regarding Greenland has rattled the world, particularly after he ordered the unprecedented capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
But during his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Trump told the crowd he “won’t use force” over Greenland.
“People thought I would use force,” he said. “I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland. We already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago after we defeated the Germans, the Japanese, the Italians, and others in World War II. We gave it back to them.”
At the same time, Trump reminded the world that the U.S. was “a powerful force then, but we are [a] much more powerful force now.”
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