Trump calls for ‘immediate negotiations’ on Greenland, but rules out using force

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2026.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for “immediate negotiations” with Denmark to “discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.”

But Trump, in an address to world leaders and others at the World Economic Forum, said for the first time that he would not use force in pursuit of the territory.

“I won’t do that,” Trump said during the lengthy speech in Davos, Switzerland.

“Now everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, good,'” he quipped. “People thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.”

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