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Trump rules out military force to take over Greenland, demands immediate acquisition talks

President Trump on Wednesday said he will not use "force" to annex Greenland but gave European partners an ultimatum: They can take the easy route and hand it over or risk the ire of NATO's most powerful member.

January 21, 2026

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ talks to acquire Greenland

President Trump told European leaders on Wednesday that no nation can defend Greenland the way the U.S. can, using a pointed reference to World War II to underscore his point.

January 21, 2026

Trump urges ‘not recognizable’ Europe to follow U.S. lead at Davos economic conference

President Trump took a victory lap Thursday at a major economic forum in Switzerland, boasting of an "economic miracle" in the U.S. and daring "not recognizable" parts of Europe to follow his lead.

January 21, 2026

Trump lands in Switzerland on backup plane after Air Force One electrical failure

President Trump landed in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday after an electrical issue forced him to turn around and switch planes to attend a major economic forum in the Swiss resort town of Davos.

January 21, 2026

Trump to confront European allies about Greenland takeover when rich and powerful gather in Davos

U.S. officials told NATO allies on Tuesday to keep an open mind and avoid trade escalation as President Trump flew to Switzerland to cajole European powers into accepting his annexation of Greenland.

January 20, 2026

Trump keeps up his Greenland pressure campaign on Europe

President Trump kept people on edge Tuesday about how far he's willing to go to obtain Greenland.

January 20, 2026

President says Gulf of America could have been named ‘Gulf of Trump’

President Trump joked Tuesday that he flirted with renaming the Gulf of Mexico after himself before he settled on the "Gulf of America" as the official new name.

January 20, 2026

Trump boasts about his year-one record in surprise visit to White House briefing

President Trump touted the accomplishments of his first year back as the U.S. leader on Tuesday ahead of a trip to Switzerland to confront a hostile, or at least befuddled, crowd of European leaders furious over his plans to annex Greenland.

January 20, 2026

Trump posts private messages from European leaders on his aims to control Greenland

President Trump early Tuesday posted a flurry of private messages from European leaders and mocked opponents of his plans to annex Greenland into the U.S.

January 20, 2026

Bessent says Greenland ownership is designed to prevent a war, not start one

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said President Trump wants to acquire Greenland to "prevent a conflict," rather than becoming involved in a full-blown war after a foreign incursion.

January 20, 2026

Stocks plummet over Trump’s tariff threat in pursuit of control of Greenland

Wall Street stocks plummeted early Tuesday over President Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries for their resistance to his plans to claim Greenland.

January 20, 2026

Trump hits 8 European countries with 10% tariff for not backing U.S. acquisition of Greenland

President Trump said Saturday he would impose a 10% import tax on eight European countries until "a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."

January 17, 2026

President Donald J. Trump Boulevard dedicated in Florida near Mar-a-Lago estate

President Trump said he is "tremendously" honored to see a four-mile stretch of road near his Florida home named after him.

January 16, 2026

Trump ‘very impressed’ by Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado after meeting

President Trump on Friday said he will remain in touch with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about the future of the South American country, one day after he accepted her Nobel Peace Prize at a White House lunch meeting.

January 16, 2026

Trump touts rural health effort: ‘Remember this in the midterms’

President Trump is highlighting a $50 billion program to modernize and bolster rural hospitals, hoping voters in less populated areas will remember the effort when they vote in this year's midterm elections.

January 16, 2026

Machado gives Trump her Nobel medal in White House meeting on Venezuela’s future

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday during a meeting to discuss her country's future following President Nicolas Maduro's ouster.

January 15, 2026

Chuck Schumer meets with Trump to lobby him on rail project, Obamacare and ICE tactics

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss a vital transit program that allows commuters to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

January 15, 2026

Machado says Venezuelans can ‘count on’ Trump after White House meeting

President Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday to discuss her country's future following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, although Mr. Trump does not think she can lead the country right now.

January 15, 2026

Trump announces plan for more choice in health care, lower drug prices

President Trump released a health care plan Thursday that calls for delivering government assistance directly to consumers rather than through insurance companies and for lowering prescription drug prices.

January 15, 2026

Trump: Control of Greenland is price of U.S. missile defense

President Trump on Wednesday said the U.S. must take control of Greenland to build its Golden Dome missile-defense system and become an effective deterrent to China and Russia, and anything less is "unacceptable."

January 14, 2026