US EditionIn Davos speech, Trump repeatedly refers to Greenland as 'Iceland'
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump pressed for "immediate negotiations" on Greenland in a Davos speech, urging settlement of its status once and for all.
- Invoking wartime history, the president noted Germany defeated Denmark in 1940 and the United States established a military presence on Greenland shortly after with Danish government-in-exile permission.
- In striking language, Trump twice confused Greenland with Iceland and called it `a very big piece of ice`, while denying a military option but threatening tariffs on eight European countries including Finland.
- Market moves reflected the diplomatic strain as the European Parliament suspended trade deal ratification and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 365 points, with the S&P 500 recovering 50 points on Wednesday.
- Looking beyond immediate fallout, the episode raised questions about Arctic sovereignty and NATO ties as Denmark rejected sovereignty transfer claims and Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the dispute remains unresolved.
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US President Donald Trump has ignited a diplomatic firestorm and social media ridicule after repeatedly referring to Greenland as 'Iceland' during a high-stakes address at the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.In the 21 January 2026 speech, Trump appeared to conflate the two Nordic nations at least four times while discussing his controversial ambitions to acquire the Danish territory.Despite the clear geographic blunder, the…
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Seth Meyers rips into Trump over worrying moment from president's Davos speech
Seth Meyers has observed a worrying moment in Donald Trump's Davos speech, with the president making a major error.The Late Night talk show host ripped into Trump for mixing up the names of Greenland and Iceland. Trump referred to Iceland erroneously in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, several times. But the slip-up may be a sign of a more worrying problem in the background, with Meyers comparing the confusion to tha…
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