DAVOS, Switzerland: US President Donald Trump mentioned Europe is headed within the fallacious course throughout an economic speech in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday (Jan 21) which was overshadowed by fraying transatlantic ties and his push to acquire Greenland.
“I like Europe and I need to see Europe go good, however it’s not on target,” Trump mentioned on the World Financial Discussion board’s annual assembly.
A senior White Home official instructed reporters en path to the Swiss mountain resort that Trump would use the speech to debate his America First-based financial insurance policies however may additionally deal with Greenland and Venezuela.
On Thursday, he’ll speak extra about international coverage, the official mentioned.
Trump, who marked the top of a turbulent first 12 months in workplace on Tuesday, is ready to overshadow the agenda of the WEF, the place international elites chew over financial and political developments.
Trump instructed a information convention on Tuesday that he would have conferences concerning the Danish territory of Greenland in Davos and was optimistic that an settlement may finally be reached.
“I feel we’ll work one thing out the place NATO goes to be very completely satisfied and the place we’ll be very completely satisfied. However we’d like it for safety functions. We’d like it for nationwide safety,” he mentioned.
NATO leaders have warned that Trump‘s Greenland technique may upend the alliance, whereas the leaders of Denmark and Greenland have supplied a big selection of how for a better US presence on the strategic island territory of 57,000 folks.
“You may discover out,” mentioned Trump, who has linked Greenland to his anger at not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize, when requested how far he’s prepared to go.
