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Trump steps up demand to annex Greenland but rules out using force
US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend ‘unsecured island’
Donald Trump has stepped up his demand to annex Greenland in an extraordinary speech in Davos, but said the US would not use force to seize what he called the “big, beautiful piece of ice”.
Addressing thousands of business and political leaders at the World Economic Form in the Swiss ski resort, the US president said he was “seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States”.
“I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force. All the US is asking for is a place called Greenland,” he said. “You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember.”
Trump won't use force to take Greenland, but says he wants 'immediate' deal
Donald Trump makes a point during his speech in Switzerland on Wednesday. (Reuters: Jonathan Ernst)
Donald Trump has renewed this threats to acquire Greenland, but says he "won't use force" to get it.
The US president made the comments during an address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
European leaders are meeting on Thursday evening, local time, to discuss their options.
Donald Trump says he wants "immediate" negotiations on the United States acquiring Greenland, but has ruled out using force to take the Danish territory.
The US president used an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, local time, to talk up his country's economy and reiterate his desire to have complete control over the Arctic island.
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Global stocks gripped by geopolitical tensions
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Global shares have fallen for a fourth day and some measures of market stress remain high after a rout in global bonds and US threats to acquire Greenland kept investors on edge ahead of President Donald Trump's Davos speech.
Fears of foreign selling of US assets – the so-called "Sell America" trade that emerged after 2025's "Liberation Day" tariff announcements in April – gripped markets as Wall Street tumbled more than two per cent overnight and the US dollar suffered its biggest fall in over a month.
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